A final reminder that there is still time to register as a presenter at Eighth Annual  AALS ADR Section Works-in-Progress Conference, which will take place in November at Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. The WIP Conference has traditionally provided a fine opportunity for junior and senior ADR scholars to workshop their current research.  WIP … Continue reading WIP Conference Registration Deadline Oct. 6 →

Thanks to Sarah Cole for pointing out a recent decision of the Ohio Supreme Court addressing the thorny question of when a court may vacate an arbitral award on the grounds that the arbitrators exceeded their powers by interpreting the underlying contract to allow a remedy not normally allowed under state law. Cedar Fair, LLP v. … Continue reading “Exceeding Powers”, or Review on the Merits? →

In class earlier this week, we rebooted the idea of the prisoner’s dilemma as previously portrayed on The Bachelor Pad (discussed on the Freakonomics Blog and four years ago on this site). This time, the conversation revolved around a British game show called Golden Balls that was very popular several years ago. I can only … Continue reading Prisoner’s Dilemma Game Show →

Karen Tokarz (Washington U. – St.Louis) shares information about Wash U’s annual ADR scholarship roundtable, this year entitled Social Entrepreneurship, Community Lawyering & Dispute Resolution.  The lineup looks strong and, as a past participant in this event, my biased view is that it is a great event – they do a bang-up job with the … Continue reading Social Entrepreneurship, Community Lawyering & Dispute Resolution →

This summer I was tending to family matters, so I paid no attention to the big news of the passage of the ABA’s Revised Standards for Approval of Law Schools. And once I got back for the beginning of the semester, my focus was strictly on getting my classes ready.  Yeah, I responded to Jen’s … Continue reading The End of Mediation Clinics? →

Guest blogger Kristen Blankley (Nebraska) provides the following insights from the recent racing incident involving NASCAR legend Tony Stewart who killed a fellow driver Kevin Ward after Ward’s car crashed and Ward got out of his car and walked onto the race track.  For some press stories about the incident go here and here. ——————————— … Continue reading Blankley: Lessons from Auto Racing →

The Dallas Bar Association Collaborative Law Section, the Global Collaborative Law Council, the SMU Dedman School of Law, and the Texas Center for Legal Ethics are co-sponsoring the 10th Annual Collaborative Law Practice Conference on October 8-10 at the Belo Mansion, located at 2101 Ross Avenue, Dallas.  This conference is open to all interested in … Continue reading 10th Annual Collaborative Law Practice Conference →

This announcement comes from Alyson Carrel (Northwestern) in the wake of this summer’s discussion about the Next Generation of ADR scholars on the list serv. There has been a lot of discussion on DR list serves about the next generation of ADR professionals, practitioners and academics.  For recent graduates interested in pursuing a career in … Continue reading ADR as a First Career – New Video Blog →

Below is the hiring announcement from the University of Missouri.  I would be remiss if I didn’t mention what a great opportunity this is.  The folks at Mizzou (both present and past) are great. The University of Missouri School of Law invites applications from entry-level candidates as well as experienced faculty for a full-time tenured … Continue reading Missouri’s Job Announcement →

In the Detroit bankruptcy case, one of the creditors claimed that the mediators – one of whom is the Chief US District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan – were biased in favor of some philanthropic creditors.  According to this article the creditors claimed: The plain truth is that the mediators in this case … Continue reading Detroit Bankruptcy Case – Judge Chastises Attorneys for Claiming Mediator Bias →