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Reminder – ABA DR Section Annual Conference Proposals

Consider this a friendly reminder that the deadline for proposals for the ABA DR Section Spring Conference is September 5th.  The conference itself will take place on April 15-18, 2015 at the Westin hotel in Seattle, Washington.  According to a recent ABA DR Section email: The Section of Dispute Resolution seeks proposals for cutting-edge, timely … Continue reading Reminder – ABA DR Section Annual Conference Proposals

Sternlight – New Executive Order Blocks Mandatory Employment Arbitration

FOI Jean Sternlight (UNLV) provides us with this guest post on the President’s recent actions on employment arbitration. President Obama today signed a new Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces Executive Order refusing to grant government contracts of over a million dollars to companies who mandate their employees arbitrate disputes involving discrimination, accusations of sexual assault, … Continue reading Sternlight – New Executive Order Blocks Mandatory Employment Arbitration

Call for Papers – Elder Dispute Resolution

Lisa Blomgren Amsler (Indiana) sends alog this call for papers from Conflict Resolution Quarterly. ———————- Conflict Resolution Quarterly publishes scholarship on relationships between theory, research, and practice in the conflict management and dispute resolution fields to promote more effective professional applications. Conflict Resolution Quarterly is sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution. This call for … Continue reading Call for Papers – Elder Dispute Resolution

Fordham hosting the Ninth Annual Fordham Law School Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation

From FOI Jackie Nolan-Haley The Ninth Annual Fordham Law School Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation will be held in New York City at Fordham Law School on June 12 and 13. The conference will bring together leading arbitrators, mediators, practitioners and scholars to discuss contemporary issues in international arbitration and mediation.  Topics include investor-state … Continue reading Fordham hosting the Ninth Annual Fordham Law School Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation

Wilcox v. Apraio – the 9th Circuit Sidesteps Mediation Confidentiality Questions

On Monday, the 9th Circuit handed down its decision in the Wilcox v. Apraio case, a case arising out of the Maricopa County wars – former County Attorney and now gubernatorial candidate Andrew Thomas, with the help of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, indicted several sitting Superior Court judges and several members of the County’s Board of … Continue reading Wilcox v. Apraio – the 9th Circuit Sidesteps Mediation Confidentiality Questions

Strong on Class, Mass, and Collective Arbitration discussed at ITA-ASIL Conference

Stacie Strong (Missouri) sends this dispatch from the recent Institute of Transnational Arbitration – American Society of International Law (aka ITA-ASIL) conference in Washington D.C. ———————————— The last few years have seen a significant number of judicial opinions concerning class arbitration in the United States, both from the U.S. Supreme Court (American Express Co. v. … Continue reading Strong on Class, Mass, and Collective Arbitration discussed at ITA-ASIL Conference