All posts by art hinshaw

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

April 23, 2014 art hinshaw

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 →

Senator Jon Kyl’s 10 Negotiation Lessons

April 14, 2014 art hinshaw

Recently I had the pleasure of having former US Senator Jon Kyl as a guest speaker in my Negotiation course. Time magazine recognized Kyl as one of the world’s most influential people in 2010 (along with Lady Gaga, as he is quick to point out) and as one of the 10 best senators in 2006. … Continue reading Senator Jon Kyl’s 10 Negotiation Lessons →

An Awesome April Fool’s Prank

April 10, 2014 art hinshaw

Have your students ever played an April Fool’s Day prank on you? I’ve been lucky, but Stephen Barrows at Aquinas College, is not so lucky. His students pulled one for the ages on him based on his class cell phone policy – if the phone rings you have to answer it on speaker phone. This … Continue reading An Awesome April Fool’s Prank →

Sternlight – Public Justice on Companies’ Use of ‘Bait and Switch’ in Arbitration

March 26, 2014 art hinshaw

Semi-regular guest blogger Jean Sternlight (UNLV) brings us news from Public Justice’s take on the “bait and switch” going on in consumer arbitration. ———————————– Public Justice, a public interest law firm that has been fighting mandatory consumer and employment arbitration for many years, recently posted a very interesting piece by Senior Attorney Paul Bland (here) … Continue reading Sternlight – Public Justice on Companies’ Use of ‘Bait and Switch’ in Arbitration →

Nussbaum – Lessons on Language: Ken Cloke’s Dance of Opposites

March 18, 2014 art hinshaw 1 Comment

Lydia Nussbaum (UNLV) sends this report from Ken Cloke’s recent visit to UNLV’s Saltman Center. ————————— The Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution and the UNLV Boyd School of Law had the pleasure of hosting Ken Cloke on March 3. He spoke to an audience of more than 80 people that included students, faculty, attorneys, and … Continue reading Nussbaum – Lessons on Language: Ken Cloke’s Dance of Opposites →

“Suck it” for $80,000 Alex

March 14, 2014 art hinshaw

News reports from Florida tell us that confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements are enforceable. From the opinion in Gulliver Schools, Inc. v. Snay, which can be found here. And, a tip of the cap to Lowering the Bar ————————– On November 3, 2011, the parties executed a general release and a settlement agreement for full … Continue reading “Suck it” for $80,000 Alex →

USNews Dispute Resolution Rankings

March 11, 2014 art hinshaw

Every year the USNews rankings come out and we love them or hate them depending on whether they favor us or not. And at least with the USNews specialty rankings, we know they are peer reviewed, so they are more telling than the overall law school rankings. So – without any further ado, here are … Continue reading USNews Dispute Resolution Rankings →

Carrel: Reflections on Restorative Justice in the Gutierrez case

March 5, 2014 art hinshaw 2 Comments

FOI Alyson Carrel (Northwestern) sends this reflection on the recent events in the case of Jewlyes Gutierrez. —————————- This past week, Jewlyes Gutierrez, a transgender teen who was charged with misdemeanor battery after getting into a fight with three other girls who had allegedly been bullying her for weeks, was offered the chance to use … Continue reading Carrel: Reflections on Restorative Justice in the Gutierrez case →

ADR Prof Mount Rushmore

March 3, 2014 art hinshaw 1 Comment

There’s recently been a lot of discussion of who should be on the “Mount Rushmore” of sports which has resulted in lots of interesting discussion. And recently Paul Caron did something similar for tax professors over on the TaxProf blog. In that vein, I thought it would be fun to come up with a Mount … Continue reading ADR Prof Mount Rushmore →

ASU Legal Scholars Conference – March 14 and 15, 2014

February 13, 2014 art hinshaw

Have you been a law prof for less than 10 years? Got a paper you’d like to have workshopped? Want to enjoy some great Phoenix weather and catch a spring training ball game? If you can answer three of those four questions in the affirmative, join in the fun at the 5th annual ASU Legal … Continue reading ASU Legal Scholars Conference – March 14 and 15, 2014 →