All posts by Sarah Cole

Moritz College of Law Student Wins CPR’s Best Original Student Article Award

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Since others are posting information about CPR awards, let me take this opportunity to congratulate Kevin Mahoney, a recent graduate of Moritz College of Law and former Editor-in-Chief of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, for winning CPR’s award for outstanding student article. In his article, published in the Ohio State Journal on Dispute … Continue reading Moritz College of Law Student Wins CPR’s Best Original Student Article Award →

Supreme Court Lets Stand Decision Holding Class Action Ban Unconscionable

From the Daily Labor Report: “The U.S. Supreme Court lets stand the California Court of Appeal’s decision that an arbitration agreement between a trash company and a driver that waives class claims and prohibits the employee from seeking civil penalties on behalf of other workers is unconscionable and so tainted with illegality that it is … Continue reading Supreme Court Lets Stand Decision Holding Class Action Ban Unconscionable →

ABA Discussion of Impact of Pyett on Union-Management Relations

Lawrence E. Dubé of BNA’s Labor Relations Week reported on a post-Pyett discussion at a recent ABA meeting: “The U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this year that a collective bargaining agreement “clearly and unmistakably” requiring employees to arbitrate claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act is enforceable, but employers and unions still are uncertain … Continue reading ABA Discussion of Impact of Pyett on Union-Management Relations →

Hall Street, Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards, and Federal Preemption

Another take on the implications of Hall Street. This article discusses the fate of the manifest disregard standard and considers whether parties may have avenues other than the FAA for obtaining review of their arbitration awards: “Hall Street, Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards, and Federal Preemption” NICHOLAS R. WEISKOPF, St. John’s University – School of … Continue reading Hall Street, Judicial Review of Arbitral Awards, and Federal Preemption →

Proposed Legislation Designed to Avoid Arbitration of Tort Claims

The Daily Labor Report notes that Senators Al Franken and Mary Landrieu proposed legislation designed to address some of the issues raised by the Jamie Leigh Jones case. That case, discussed in one of my earlier posts, addressed the question whether an employee of Halliburton could be required to arbitrate her rape claims as well … Continue reading Proposed Legislation Designed to Avoid Arbitration of Tort Claims →

Interesting Interactive Devices for Classroom Use

Just learned about a blog, written by Adrienne Carlson, that has links to a number of devices to be used in the classroom. It looks like some of them would be useful for teaching dispute resolution. See http://www.accreditedonlineuniversities.com/100-best-open-source-apps-for-educators/ (look at CoFFEE and Mando, in particular).

Fifth Circuit Decides Arbitration Clause Scope Issue

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Another interesting case from the Daily Labor Report: Fifth Circuit 2-1 Affirms Lower Court Ruling Some KBR Injury Claims Were Not Arbitrable A former employee of Halliburton Co. who alleges that she was raped by other employees while working for the defense contractor in Iraq is not required by her employment contract to arbitrate claims … Continue reading Fifth Circuit Decides Arbitration Clause Scope Issue →