From FOI Natalie Fleury, here’s a great case arguing for good behavior in mediation: During a shuttle mediation addressing alleged sexual discrimination, the charging party (and at-the-time current A.B. Data employee), Michael Benes, broke into the room where his employer’s representatives were situated and stated “You can take your proposal and shove it ** **** *** … Continue reading Mediation Misbehavior Not Protected →

Sharon Press (Hamline) has published Court-Connected Mediation and Minorities: Has Any Progress Been Made? in the Summer 2013 issue of the Dispute Resolution Magazine, available here. Press’s article provides a wonderful summary of concerns in mediation related to minority mediators and to minorities as parties in mediation. Regarding minority mediators, Press observes: [C]ommunity mediation began … Continue reading Press on Court-Connected Mediation and Minorities →

Press release from the ABA.  As always, thanks to everyone who helps to make this competition possible.  In particular, a thanks to Andrea Schneider, this year’s chair. MM —- Sarah Gonski, a student at Harvard Law School, is the winner of the 2013 Boskey Dispute Resolution Essay Competition. Ms. Gonski’s essay entitled “Easing Gridlock in … Continue reading Boskey Winner Announced: Sarah Gonski (Harvard) →

From RSI and FOI, Susan Yates, a few more job postings looking for foreclosure mediation program coordinators in three different counties in Illinois–full information about the jobs are located here.  Good luck!!

With the ACR Conference looming next month in the twin cities, the following hit the list-serv from Sharon Press (Hamline). —————————————- A while back I announced that there would be a Post-ACR Conference on October 12 for Educators in Higher Ed Conflict Resolution Programs (not just law) and I’d like to officially invite you to … Continue reading ACR Post-Conference for Higher Education Program Educators →

As I blogged here, at the end of 2012, George Friedman retired as Executive Vice President and Director of Dispute Resolution of FINRA Dispute Resolution after many years in a top role there.  (He remains an Adjunct Professor at Fordham where he has taught Arbitration Law for many years.) However, since his so-called retirement, he … Continue reading George Friedman’s Prolific Retirement →

From the BNA Labor Reports: “A federal district court in New York Sept. 11 declined to compel financial solutions analysts pursuing a class and collective overtime action against brokerage firm Merrill Lynch to individually arbitrate their claims under the procedures of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (Zeltser v. Merrill Lynch & Co., S.D.N.Y., No. 1:13-cv-01531, … Continue reading FINRA Arbitration Rules Prohibiting Class Waiver NOT Preempted →

Litigate (v.) – To resolve or avoid bureaucratic conflict. “We should cancel the speech, but I need to litigate that with the speaker’s office.” As defined in Ben Schott and Mark Leibovich’s op-chart on “Washington Words” in this morning’s Times.

From Bob Bordone: http://bit.ly/16510GL – Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law, Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program http://bit.ly/1aczecb – Clinical Fellow, Harvard Negotiation & Mediation Clinical Program