Earlier this week, President Biden signed the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, a bill passed by both the House and Senate last month amending the Federal Arbitration Act to ban the enforcement of pre-dispute arbitration clauses for disputes relating to sexual assault and sexual harassment. For a thorough discussion of … Continue reading President Biden Signs into Law An Act Amending the FAA for Sexual Assault/Harassment Claims →

I am delighted to announce that three of the Indisputably Bloggers, Art Hinshaw, Andrea Kupfer Schneider, and Sarah Rudolph Cole won the CPR’s Outstanding Book Award for their 2021 publication Discussions in Dispute Resolution: The Foundational Articles (Oxford Univ. Press). We at Indisputably (who did not win a CPR award this year!) are incredibly proud … Continue reading Congratulations to Hinshaw/Schneider/Cole on CPR Awards →

From BFOI Brian Farkas (Cardozo): Some breaking news tonight from the House of Representatives: H.R. 4445 has just passed, a bill that would amend the FAA to prohibit the mandatory arbitration of sexual harassment and assault claims: Here’s the bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4445 And some description: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/593206-house-passes-bill-to-end-forced-arbitration-in-sexual-misconduct-cases It appears this will be heading towards passage in the Senate shortly … Continue reading House Passes Bill to End Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment And Assault Claims →

Thanks to BFOI Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) for gathering this winter’s compilation of current ADR scholarship projects: Kelly Browe-Olson (University of Arkansas Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law) In progress: Family Dispute Resolution Handbook, co-edited with Peter Salem for Oxford University Press, Including Intimate Partner Violence and FDR, co-written with Nancy Ver Steegh … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects (Winter 2021-22) →

From FOI Imre Szalai: Yesterday, the Supreme Court added yet another arbitration case to its docket, Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, No. 20-1573, which deals with the clash between the FAA and California’s Private Attorney General Act (PAGA).  Under PAGA, California courts have allowed workers to pursue representative claims in court against employers on behalf … Continue reading Another Supreme Court Cert Grant →

FOI Imre Szalai (Loyola- New Orleans) sent an email around on the DLRE Listserv this past Friday and, with his permission, I am posting it here for readers of the blog: Hi everyone, The big news out of the Supreme Court today involved the Texas abortion ban, but the Court also added some new arbitration … Continue reading Supreme Court Grants Cert in Three Arbitration-Related Cases →

Posted on behalf of BFOI Jacqueline Nolan-Haley (Fordham): At the 16th Annual Fordham Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation held on November 19, 2021, the International Task Force on Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution launched the initial set of final papers by the seven working groups. The Task Force which began in 2004 responds to the … Continue reading Mixed Mode Dispute Resolution Papers featured at Fordham Conference →

From FOI Deborah Eisenberg: The Center for Dispute Resolution at Maryland Carey Law is hiring a Director for our Restorative Approaches in Education Program. This is a 12-month academic staff (non-faculty) position. A description of the position is available at the link below. Director, Restorative Approaches in Education Program: https://umb.taleo.net/careersection/jobdetail.ftl?job=210001LX&lang=en I’d be happy to answer questions … Continue reading Maryland Law Seeking Director of Restorative Approaches in Education Program →

With much thanks to WFOI Peter Reilly (Texas A&M) for gathering this wonderful list of publications and/or works-in-progress from the ADR scholarly community, here is the Summer 2021 edition of ADR Scholarship Projects: Erin Archerd (University of Detroit Mercy School of Law)  Building on my recent article, Two Hearts and Brewer/Distributor Conflicts (forthcoming in the University of … Continue reading ADR Scholarship Projects (Summer 2021) →

The AAA-ICDR Foundation is pleased to announce the Diversity Scholarship Fund which has been established through a special gift by the American Arbitration Association. The fund grants diverse law students/professionals with up to $2,000 of financial assistance towards participation in a degree program or fellowship in alternative dispute resolution or attendance at a well-recognized conference. … Continue reading AAA-ICDR Foundation Diversity Scholarship Fund →