I just learned about the letterblogatory blog, and it’s great. From Ted Folkman of the law firm of Murphy & King (also incidentally a former judicial clerk to Ann Aldrich), it contains high-quality analysis of some really interesting international arbitration cases, among other things. The most recent case-of-the-day reads like a caricature of an arbitration-meets-civil-procedure … Continue reading lettersblogatory & the Case of the Day
Rick Bales has now posted a great article, “A Data-Driven Snapshot of Labor and Employment Law Professors,” on SSRN. It is scheduled to appear in the St. Louis University Law Journal later this year. I gave it a quick read this morning, and many of the data-driven findings parallel recent developments among ADR faculty. His … Continue reading Who’s Teaching Labor/Employment Law ?
Article from this morning’s National Law Journal Daily posted below. Potentially helpful case to illustrate the distinctions between requirements to participate, requirements to make an offer, requirements to participate in good faith, requirements to settle, etc? MM Refusal to talk settlement doesn’t merit sanctions Sheri Qualters The National Law JournalMarch 17, 2011 A defendant’s failure … Continue reading Not “Talking Settlement” & Not Engaging in Misconduct
From Kelly Lynn Anders: Creighton Law School’s 2011 TePoel Lecture and Law Review Symposium will be held on Friday, March 25. The topic of this year’s Law Review Symposium is “Moral and Ethical Perspectives in War, Terrorism, and Military Law.” The 2011 TePoel Lecturer, Dr. Cynthia G. Irmer, will discuss “Transforming Conflict with a New … Continue reading “Transforming Conflict with a New Framework”
The National Mediation Conference in Australia has made the proceedings of its biennial gathering available online at http://www.mediationconference.com.au/. Included in the materials online are podcasts of more than fifty presentations by prominent mediation figures from across Australia. You’ll also find Alain Lempereur’s keynote address there, discussing his “track 1-and-a-half” efforts at mediation-meets-diplomacy in Burundi. Kudos … Continue reading National Mediation Conference – Australia
From the National Law Journal earlier today (available here): “1st Circuit deems plaintiffs who achieved settlement ‘prevailing parties’ entitled to fees” by Sheri Qualters Parties who achieve litigation goals through settlement, as opposed to a verdict or a formal consent decree, are nonetheless “prevailing parties” eligible for attorney fees, the U.S. Court of Appeals for … Continue reading Settlements and Fees for Prevailing Parties
According to CNN (report here) Dennis Kucinich has settled his lawsuit against the House of Representatives cafeteria, which allegedly served him an olive mistakenly advertised as sans pit. The pit in question caused the member of congress in question to chip his tooth, the story reports, and the MoC then had to undergo what sounded … Continue reading Dennis Kucinich Settles Dispute Over Olive
At the encouragement of David White (Seton Hall), I took USA Network’s website quiz designed to tell me if I have the potential to be a mediator. The screenshot below will give you all the information you need: I’ve been called a lot of things. “Magnificent” hadn’t been one of them until this evening. I … Continue reading I have promise as a mediator — the internet said so
I heard from a reliable source that the CPR Institute awarded its Annual Prize for Problem Solving in the Law School Curriculum to the Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program. I haven’t, however, found anything about it on the CPR website. I know that Bob Bordone has been doing some great work with that clinical, … Continue reading CPR Prizes ?
USA Network has announced its new TV show about a mediator. Site here. The trailer shows a judge referring insane parties to mediation in a manner not all that dissimilar from real judicial referrals I’ve witnessed. Everyone on the TV show is beautiful, of course. And good thing, too, because I’d hate for anyone out … Continue reading It Was Bound To Happen …
