The Ohio Supreme Court earlier this fall came out with an opinion in Hodesh v. Korelitz, 123 Ohio St.3d 72 (2009). For anyone wanting a springboard for teaching the basic differences between High-Low Agreements and Mary Carter Agreements, I think it’s a good case. It does not include every piece of detail one might reasonably … Continue reading Distinguishing Hi-Lo Agreements from Mary Carter Agreements
The Appalachia Journal of Law is looking for ADR-related articles for its Spring 2010 issue. If you wish to be considered, please forward your communications to Blaire Woods, the Articles Editor, at blairnwood@gmail.com. ASL has produced an ADR-dedicated issue since Spring 2006.
The next Law & Society Association Annual Meeting is in Chicago from May 27-May 30, 2010. Proposals for individual papers and panels are due on December 8, 2009. To learn more see: http://www.lawandsociety.org/ann_mtg/am10/call.htm The Law & Society Annual Meeting brings together a wonderfully diverse group of scholars from a variety of fields and countries. There are … Continue reading Law & Society Association Call for Papers
Consider this a reminder that proposals to host next year’s AALS ADR Section’s Works-in-Progress Conference are due tomorrow, October 31st. All of the details for submitting a proposal can be found here.
A good friend of mine is a journalist in Afghanistan who was in the Hotel Serna in Kabul this morning when it was hit by mortar. You can read her account at: http://www.globalpost.com/notebook/afghanistan/091028/the-unexpected-hazards-life-war-zone. The New York Times reported that attack and the deadly attack that same morning by the Taliban at a UN guest house … Continue reading Should we negotiate with the Taliban?
This past weekend I facilitated a meeting of the Arizona Foreclosure Mediation Task Force, and I have to admit that I did not understand the extent of the foreclosure crisis in Arizona and across the country. One thing that struck me is that this problem is so big in scope. For example, someone threw out … Continue reading Foreclosure Mediation – How Helpful Is It?
Cardozo Law School’s Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution is hosting its Eleventh Annual Symposium, entitled, Conflict Resolution at Work: ADR in the Public and Private Sectors, on Thursday, November 5th, 2009. This event will have panel discussions focusing on the practical application of ADR in the fields of health care, real estate, and government. See www.cardozojcr.com, for … Continue reading Annual Cardozo ADR Symposium
The 12th Annual ODR Cyberweek is coming up next week and, as part of the festivities, the ABA’s Section of Dispute Resolution is sponsoring two activities that sound very interesting. The announcement, in its entirety, is below. * * * * * * * * * * * The Committee on Ethics of the American … Continue reading 12th Annual ODR Cyberweek – October 26-30
I just returned from a conference in Istanbul, which was the second of three conferences on the next generation of negotiation teaching. It was fascinating; and I will have several posts in the next few days about different pieces of it. One of the most interesting concepts behind this conference was the opportunity to take … Continue reading Adventure Learning in Turkey
NPR’s evening show All Things Considered aired a piece this evening discussing the use of rape as a weapon of terror and intimidation during warfare in several recent global hotspots. As many readers of this blog know, this is not a recent phenomenon – anyone recall the Rape of the Sabine Women? Despite the fact … Continue reading Secretary of State Clinton: More Women Needed in International Mediation Efforts
