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The Future of Summary Judgment, Arbitration and the Jury Trial Right

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I just read an interesting keynote speech by Suja Thomas, a law professor at the University of Illinois. In the speech (http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1960032), Professor Thomas discusses access to courts and juries before and after the summary judgment trilogy. Professor Thomas also discusses the impact of the Supreme Court’s recent arbitration jurisprudence, specifcally, the Concepcion decision. She … Continue reading The Future of Summary Judgment, Arbitration and the Jury Trial Right →

Supreme Court Rules that State and Federal Courts Must Enforce Arbitration Agreements Even When Nonarbitrable Claims are Present in Complaint

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On November 7, the Supreme Court ruled, in a per curiam opinion entitled KPMG LLP v. Cocchi, http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/10-1521.pdf, that a state court must order arbitrable disputes to arbitration even if the plaintiff’s complaint contains both arbitrable and inarbitrable claims. Affirming the strong federal policy in favor of arbitration, the Court stated that, “state and federal … Continue reading Supreme Court Rules that State and Federal Courts Must Enforce Arbitration Agreements Even When Nonarbitrable Claims are Present in Complaint →

The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight (from youarenotsosmart.com)

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An interesting post about the intersection of naive realism, group dynamics, perception, and attribution.I’ve not read the book from the post’s author, but I think I’ll add it to my “I really should read this someday soon” stack. A preview of the post’s conclusion:  Other people form into groups, and those group memberships affect how … Continue reading The Illusion of Asymmetric Insight (from youarenotsosmart.com) →