For the last several years, one of the best events on the ADR calendar has been the annual Works in Progress Conference coordinated by the AALS Section on Dispute Resolution. Last year’s conference, held in November, was hosted by Southwestern Law School. We are now starting the process of identifying the host for the 2015 … Continue reading Call for Proposals to Host Ninth Annual AALS Works in Progress Conference
Hearty congratulations to fellow blogger, Cynthia Alkon, who was recently elected to the position of Chair-Elect of the AALS Section on Dispute Resolution. Cynthia will be planning our next program at the annual AALS Conference, among other things. Congrats, Cynthia!
From Reuters: “An Ohio chiropractor can bring a lawsuit against Aetna Inc in federal court despite having already settled his claims against the company, a U.S. judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp in New Jersey said last week that an arbitration agreement between chiropractor Peter Manz and Aetna was not binding because his … Continue reading Arbitration Agreement Does Not Preclude Lawsuit By Chiropractor Against His Employer
Our wonderful colleague and fellow blogger, Jill Gross, has been named the James D. Hopkins Professor of Law at Pace Law School. She will be giving a lecture on November 12, 2014 at noon at Pace, entitled, “Setting the Record Straight: The Supreme Court and 21st Century Arbitration”. We at the blog are very proud … Continue reading Professor Jill Gross to give Hopkins Lecture on Arbitration on November 12th
Erin Archerd tipped me off that the New York Metropolitan Opera and the unions with which it is negotiating collective bargaining agreements, are trying to call in a federal mediator at the last minute to salvage their negotiations. The article is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/31/arts/music/met-opera-proposes-federal-mediator-for-union-negotiations.html?_r=0. In an interesting note, the article described some special sort of negotiations … Continue reading Mediation, Negotiation and the New York Metropolitan Opera
I am sure that many followers of this blog are aware that Raymond Ku, a professor at Case Western Reserve University’s Law School was suing its former Dean, Lawrence Mitchell, as well as the school. The case, Ku v. Lawrence E. Mitchell, et al., Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Case No. CV 13 815935, … Continue reading Mediator Opinion in Joint Statement Settling Ku v. Case Western Reserve Law School and Lawrence Mitchell Case
From BNA Daily Labor Report: “Justices Won’t Review California Ruling on Unconsionability of Wage Hearing Waivers Posted June 09, 2014, 4:01 P.M. ET The U.S. Supreme Court today let stand a California Supreme Court decision that a lower court may consider whether a waiver of any state administrative wage hearing makes an arbitration agreement unconscionable … Continue reading Unconscionability Still Alive and Well?
I learned this morning that General Mills retracted its arbitration policy in the face of considerable criticism. See http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/20/business/general-mills-reverses-itself-on-consumers-right-to-sue.html?_r=0. Imre Szalai comments on the reversal: “You have probably seen the news that general mills reversed itself this weekend after the public outcry over GM’s recently-implemented arbitration policy. I’m glad this 180 degree reversal occurred. I … Continue reading General Mills Reverses Course — Comments from Imre Szalai
I thought some of you might like to see the arbitration clause General Mills has on their website. To find it, you must click on legal terms on their home page. Here are the terms: Legal terms This page contains important legal terms affecting your relationship with General Mills, including all of its affiliated companies … Continue reading General Mills’ Arbitration Clause
The New York Times reported yesterday on a new trend among companies selling food products — the use of arbitration clauses. General Mills reportedly created an arbitration clause that would bind consumers who engaged in certain kinds of activity on their website, including downloading coupons or liking their products on Facebook. While such clauses may … Continue reading Should I Keep Eating Cheerios? Food Companies Using Arbitration
