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
Today is the first day of interviews at the AALS Faculty Recrutiment Conference in Washington DC. The schools that are hiring in the ADR area, at least the ones I’ve heard about are: Florida State Harvard (2 spots in the Mediation and Negotiation Clinic) Maryland Missouri Some of the announcements have been posted before here, here, … Continue reading Good Luck All Aspiring ADR LawProfs
The news came out today that David Moora was appointed Director of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section. David has been a staff attorney for the section since 2006 and has a great working knowledge of the Section. Congratulations David !! The announcement from Section President Wayne Thorpe is below. And, I second his shout out to Gina Brown. … Continue reading David Moora – Director of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section
The large New York banking company Citigroup is currently in trial defending a claim related to the sale of EMI – the recording label of such groups as the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, the Sex Pistols, and stars of today like Katy Perry and Kanye West. According to the British equity fund Terra Firma, in 2007 … Continue reading Phantom Offer Haunts Citigroup
