After enduring decades of TV shows about litigators, prosecutors, defenders and judges, we can look forward to viewing a new TV series that USA Network is poised to launch about a divorced lawyer turned mediator, according to this article in The Hollywood Reporter. It remains to be seen, however, whether the show will portray mediators fairly and accurately. … Continue reading Finally, a TV show about a mediator…
Referring to mandatory, binding arbitration, one of my Civil Procedure students just forwarded the following link to me: http://consumerist.com/5148154/mandatory-binding-arbitration-the-worst-choose-your-own-adventure-ever As a kid, my favorite Choose-Your-Own-Adventure book (I forget its name) was one in which the only way to get to the happy place was to completely disregard the rules and just turn to that page. … Continue reading The Worst Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Ever ?
From Sharon Press at the Association for Conflict Resolution: Hopefully many of you already know about Conflict Resolution Day which is an annual event sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) to: promote awareness of mediation arbitration, conciliation and other creative, peaceful means of resolving conflict; promote the use of conflict resolution in schools, families, … Continue reading Conflict Resolution Day
This week, Time Magazine had a great article on haggling during the recession. (Thanks to Jerry Olivo for sending this along.) Although apparently we don’t usually negotiate retail items, the recession has encouraged plenty of shoppers to dust off those negotiation skills and try to negotiate items that are typically not open for discussion. Think you … Continue reading Recession Haggling
If negotiation professors ever need to argue to their students that their negotiation scenarios are realistic, here is a nice article to share. A few weeks ago, the Wall Street Journal covered the story of Ronaldo, the Brazilian soccer star, who is interested in making a comeback. The truth is remarkably similar to the case of Diega Primadonna, … Continue reading Sally Soprano/Diego Primadonna for Real
Columnists in both the New York Times and Newsweek in the last few weeks have discussed how often we tend to be persuaded by people who are just plain wrong. And, as a follow up to our media and conflict resolution conference last week, it was interested to realize what part the media plays in helping … Continue reading Fame v. Accuracy in Persuasion
So in the glory of my team winning for the Super Bowl, I have been reflecting again on how sports teams operate in the modern era. It really is approved warfare–with war paint, team colors, and adrenaline all included. Sports allows you to be part of a group–and scream loudly about your superiority–in a way that is socially … Continue reading Steelers Rock (and You Don’t)
Yesterday evening, John Lande sent around the following email on the AALS listserve: Doug Yarn has a desperate need for “outlandish mediation techniques” that worked. If you can help, please let him know as soon as possible — email him at dyarn@langate.gsu.edu This got me thinking–first, if you do have any good ideas and you … Continue reading Outlandish Mediation Techniques?
Consider this a friendly reminder that the registration deadline for the ABA’s Representation in Mediation Competition is quickly arriving – January 31, 2009. Entry forms are online and a list of regional host schools is accessible from the competition’s home page at http://www.abanet.org/dispute/mediationcomp.html. Competition problems will be released the first week of February. Additionally, for … Continue reading Registration Deadline – ABA Representation in Mediation Competition
On the lighter side, today, one of my colleagues, Larry Garvin, sent me a link to the “Mediator March”, composed in 1915 by James M. Fulton (1873-1940). As Larry notes, it is odd to think of a march as representative of ADR, but, who knows? Here is a link: http://www.forgottenamericanmusic.com/recordings/The_Mediator_March.mp3 This weekend, Ms. Manners’ column … Continue reading The “Mediator March” and Ms. Manners
