Paula Young has undertaken an admirable (and time-sensitive) research project. She wrote the following in an email to the AALS list, and I’m sure she’d welcome input from folks across the country: I am trying to learn which states test any ADR topics on the bar exam, especially arbitration. I know that Alabama, Virginia, and … Continue reading ADR on the Bar Exam
See http://www.competitionnotconflict.com/. Unless you’re Andrea.
The Chrnonicle of Higher Education ran an article by this title today. In it, they talk about the trend in some law schools toward having specializations within the JD program and with joint-degree programs. Predictably, some think it’s a great idea (showing off the strengths of the school, tailoring to the needs of the students, … Continue reading Law Schools Customize Degrees to Students’ Taste…
I just finished grading my Civil Procedure exams for this semester. I was sorely tempted to give my students the facts of Mutual of Enumclaw v. Cornhusker Casualty Insurance Co, 2008 WL 4330313 (E.D.Wash. 2008) as the basis for my exam. The question demanded an understanding that was just a little too much for me … Continue reading The Erie Doctrine Meets the Uniform Mediation Act
The news came down a few days ago that Princeton has settled the long-standing litigation involving the Robertson Foundation and the funds used to support the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. The press release describing the settlement should be standard fare for any ADR professor who aims to help students to understand … Continue reading Princeton can do Decision Analysis
A federal district court in the Northern District of Illinois recently refused to compel arbitration of a consumer’s complaint brought in relation to the purchase of an iPhone. The case is shocking for at least two reasons. It is shocking because the lead attorney for AT&T engaged in shameful, clearly sanctionable behavior during the course … Continue reading iArbitration, iUnconscionability, and the iPhone
The University of Texas has received a $500 Million pledge from Moncrief Oil, but as the Chrolincle of Higher Education reports it, the gift is conditional on Moncrief prevailing in pending litigation over the ownership of a Russian gas field. The conditional gift raises a number of interesting questions. For example, Rob Recih of Stanford’s … Continue reading $500 Million Gift Pledge (… if I win this lawsuit…)
The U.S. Supreme Court’s Hall Street opinion in March 2008 made clear that the Court believes that the FAA does not provide a basis for parties to expand contractually the scope of judicial reviews of arbitral awards. But the Court specifically left open the possibility that state statutory or common law might provide a basis … Continue reading Has California Answered Hall Street’s Invitation Already?
I haven’t seen a copy of this year’s AALS Recruitment Bulletin, so I’m not sure how many law schools have specifically advertised that they are hiring in ADR this season. The University of Oregon School of Law is looking to add a tenure-track ADR faculty member this year. (The official ad appears at the end … Continue reading Hiring New ADR Faculty ?
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR Institute) has announced its Corporate Leadership prize for 2008, and it’s going to Microsoft and Brad Smith, Microsoft’s General Counsel. The press release mentions Microsoft’s highly visible encounter with ADR in the context of the US v Microsoft antitrust litigation. I don’t have enough familiarity with … Continue reading CPR Prize to Microsoft
