Last week I had the honor of joining my colleague Janine Geske on her regular journey to Green Bay Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison reminiscent of the prison in Shawshank Redemption. The prisoners at Green Bay run the gamut of serious crimes from sexual assault to drug distribution to armed robbery to homicide. Janine … Continue reading Go to Prison
Since I’ve been posting about hiring in the legal academic market this year, I’d be remiss if I failed to plug the Aspiring Law Professors Conference that we’re hosting here at Arizona State on Saturday October 17th. The conference is designed for those who are going on the teaching market and will focus on issues … Continue reading Aspiring Law Professors Conference
Another case in the line of cases holding parties to their commitments to mediate before filing suit. Earlier this month, in Adams v. Newport Crest Homeowners Association, 2009 WL 2875361, (Cal.App. 4 Dist., 2009), a California appellate court upheld the dismissal of a case on the grounds that the plaintiff failed to pursue mediation prior … Continue reading Contractual Agreements to Mediate
Another interesting case from the Daily Labor Report: Fifth Circuit 2-1 Affirms Lower Court Ruling Some KBR Injury Claims Were Not Arbitrable A former employee of Halliburton Co. who alleges that she was raped by other employees while working for the defense contractor in Iraq is not required by her employment contract to arbitrate claims … Continue reading Fifth Circuit Decides Arbitration Clause Scope Issue
The Works-in-Progress conference is still accepting abstracts and I want to strongly encourage everyone to think about adding this to their agenda for the fall. The announcement is below and feel free to email me with any questions: Call for Papers and Abstracts Works in Progress Conference AALS Dispute Resolution Section November 13-14, 2009 … Continue reading Works in Progress Conference at Harvard
About an hour ago,a federal judge struck down the proposed settlement between Bank of America and federal regulators over bonuses paid to Merrill Lynch executives. The online version of the New York Times runs the story, “Judge Rejects Settlement Over Merrill Bonuses.” I have pasted the text of the article below, and the twelve page … Continue reading Judicial Scrutiny of Settlements
The good folks at Penn State are holding a symposium in March 2010 focused on the Supreme Court’s recent Ashcroft v. Iqbal decision. I am confident the actual title of their symposium will be more professional-sounding than the tagline for this blog entry, but I think I’ve pretty well captured the basic tone of many … Continue reading What’s Icky About Iqbal?
I am reproducing here an e-mail announcement from ADR Prof Nancy Welsh that came across the ADR listserv earlier today: Dear Colleagues: On Friday, March 26, 2010, Penn State will hold a symposium addressing the Supreme Court’s recent decision in Ashcroft v. Iqbal. There will be three panels: * One panel will address Iqbal‘s implications … Continue reading Symposium at Penn State
I’ve been a subscriber to the National Arbitration Forum’s ADR Law & Policy Update for a couple of years now, and I have to say that I miss my weekly (or so) emails. I’m guessing that the Update is a casualty of the NAF’s difficult summer (see here and here among other places), and that’s … Continue reading ADR Law & Policy Update – Where Have You Gone?
Imagine a race for District Attorney where the lead candidates talk about alternative ways to handle criminal cases, including problem solving courts, and are not simply competing to see who will be “tougher” on crime. This seems to be happening in New York City. The three contenders for District Attorney in next week’s Democratic primary … Continue reading “Meting out justice with sympathy”: The race for NY District Attorney
