I have a love – hate relationship with Arizona. I love its natural beauty, which is simply stunning. I can drive 20 minutes out of the suburbs and be among some of the most breathtaking scenery the US has to offer. I hate the sprawl that continues to emanate from my city through the desert. … Continue reading Reflecting on Arizona in the Wake of the Shootings
Rick Bales from the Workplace Prof Blog sends us this, which he calls “A New Low in Arbitration.” I call it the best of the worst – it’s awesome. His blog post is below. Rachel Arnow-Richman (Denver) sends us this, via Dan Barnhizer’s (Michigan State) post to the Contracts listserv. It is an arbitration “agreement” taped … Continue reading So It’s Come to This
Just a reminder that the Indisputably crew will be out in force at the AALS meetings later this week and weekend in San Francisco. Don’t forget to join us at the ADR Section breakfast on Friday morning followed by the Section’s program entitled “Connecting Doctrinal and Practical Problem-Solving Instruction to Enhance Legal Education.” The program … Continue reading See You at the AALS Meetings
This past year has been a wonderful one for us here at Indisputably. As you might expect, there are far too many things to list off, but three in particular deserve special mention: adding new bloggers (welcome Paul and Kelly) wonderful professional accomplishments (Moffit becoming Dean at Oregon), and great personal milestones (thank you Sarah S.). And, … Continue reading Ringing in 2011
There have been plenty of kudos to Michael Moffitt for his ascension to the rarefied air of the deanship at the University of Oregon School of Law, and rightly so. However, I doubt they’ll have an induction ceremony as lovely as this. http://jennybishopphotography.wordpress.com/2010/12/14/sarah-art-married-phoenix-wedding-photographer/
In an editorial today, the New York Times discussed the recently argued case before the US Supreme Court, AT&T v. Concepcion. We’ve had lots of commentary on the case on this blog (see Sternlight here , Cunningham here, and the Daily Labor Report here), and my prediction is that Concepcion wins because the California law in … Continue reading NYT weighs in on Concepcion
Over on the Concurring Opinions blog Lawrence Cunningham from GW has been following the Supreme Court’s arbitration jurisprudence for some time. You can find his thorough analysis on the issues and arguments in AT&T v. Concepcion here. An excerpt is below. The principal theme of questioning probed how the Justices could tell if a state’s judges comply … Continue reading More on AT&T v. Concepcion
The New York Times has a wonderful obituary of Theodore W. Kheel, labor mediator and arbitrator extraordinaire. In today’s lexicon you might say he was the Kenneth Feinberg of his day (1950s – 1980s) as Mr. Kheel was involved in many high profile labor disputes. What mediator wouldn’t love to have this description in their obit: In a … Continue reading Theodore W. Kheel, 1914 – 2010
Jean Sternlight from the Boyd School of Law at UNLV (and longtime Indisputably friend) offers her thoughts on today’s Supreme Court arguments in AT&T v. Concepcion. _______________________________________________ The Supreme Court heard oral argument today in AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, No. 09-893. As most of you know, the case has the possibility of being momentous in the … Continue reading Sternlight on AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion
Wired magazine reports that Nicaragua and Costa Rica are calling on the Organization of American States and/or the UN Security Council to mediate a border dispute. It seems that the Nicaraguan military “accidentally” invaded Costa Rica because of an error on Google Maps. According to the Wired story: Last week, Nicaraguan troops crossed the border, … Continue reading Nicaragua and Costa Rica Seek Mediation Thanks to Google Maps
