I often feel discouraged these days. Although there have been some positive developments in the world lately, I find much of the news to be profoundly disturbing. Closer to my own life, I sometimes feel disappointed in the lack (or slow pace) of progress in legal education and dispute resolution practice, education, and theory. But … Continue reading The Part of the Glass That’s Full
This job announcement was forwarded by one of my clinical colleagues – it’s a great opportunity for someone interested in breaking into the field. Clinical Fellow for the Mediation Clinic for Families The University of Baltimore School of Law invites applications for a fellowship in its Mediation Clinic for Families to start on or about … Continue reading U of Baltimore – Family Mediation Clinic Fellow
Hi all! I miss everyone at AALS. And I’m very excited to study dispute resolution in Cuba. Here is the link to our home paper’s coverage thus far. Look forward to much blogging about the trip when we get back.
For those of you who are in New York to attend the AALS Annual Meeting, the ADR Section, along with the Law and Mental Disability Section will have a panel discussion on “The Modern Problem-Solving Court Movement: Taking Stock After 25 Years.” The panel is from 9am-noon on Saturday, January 9 in the Riverside Ballroom … Continue reading Saturday, January 9, 2016 in New York
Alert readers of this blog will recall that amendments of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure went into effect on Dec. 1, 2015, including a new requirement that discovery be “proportional to the needs of the case.” The Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS) thinks that’s a good thing. Critics, like … Continue reading Is Proportionality of Discovery Good or Bad?
FOI Kristen Blankley (Nebraska) offers up a guest post on an interesting attorney malpractice / mediation confidentiality case out of Oregon. Casenote is written all over this one. Earlier this month, the Oregon Supreme Court held that pre-mediation communications are not protected communications in Alfieri v. Solomon, __ P.3d ___, 2015 WL 8539065 (Ore. Dec. … Continue reading Blankley – Oregon Supreme Court Holds Pre-Mediation Communications Not Protected
FOI Hiro Aragaki (Loyola-Los Angeles) adds to the voices (Jill, Imre Szalai) commenting on the Supreme Court’s most recent thoughts on the FAA, DirecTV v. Imburgia. On Monday, the Court handed down DirectTV v. Imburgia, which now succeeds AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, 131 S. Ct. 1740 (2011) as the latest substantive decision from the Court on … Continue reading Aragaki on DirecTV v. Imburgia
Here’s another announcement, thanks to my ever-resourceful colleague, S.I. Strong. Essay Contest: Nappert Prize in International Arbitration Thanks to the generosity of Sophie Nappert (BCL’86, LLB’86), the Nappert Prize in International Arbitration will be awarded for the second time in 2016 after an enormously sucessful inaugurual competition in 2014. The Nappert Competition is open to … Continue reading Nappert Essay Contest on International Arbitration
My colleague, S.I. Strong, forwarded this message: The International Mediation Institute (“IMI”), a non-profit standards body, is conducting international census research on the state of mediation today. The survey will be screening the following perspectives: • Those who (may) use mediation (“Users”) • Those who (may) recommend using mediation as an external counsel, consultant, or … Continue reading IMI Wants YOU to Complete this Survey
As i blogged here and here, in mid-2014, FINRA appointed a Task Force, Chaired by (retired) Professor Barbara Black, my former colleague and frequent co-author, “to consider possible enhancements to its arbitration forum to improve the transparency, impartiality and efficiency of FINRA’s securities arbitration forum for all participants.” The 13-member Task Force includes forum arbitrators, representatives from … Continue reading FINRA Dispute Resolution Task Force Issues its Final Report and Recommendations
