Don’t forget to register for the upcoming ABA DR Section conference in Denver – it’s less than a month away, April 13-16.  The headline speakers are Bob Mnookin, author of the highly acclaimed book Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight, and Temple Grandin, the renowned animal scientist from Colorado State University.  Clair Danes won … Continue reading Reminder – Sign Up for the ABA DR Section Conference in Denver →

Rick Bales has now posted a great article, “A Data-Driven Snapshot of Labor and Employment Law Professors,” on SSRN.  It is scheduled to appear in the St. Louis University Law Journal later this year.  I gave it a quick read this morning, and many of the data-driven findings parallel recent developments among ADR faculty. His … Continue reading Who’s Teaching Labor/Employment Law ? →

The Werner Institute at Creighton University School of Law has announced that, on November 4-5, 2011 in Omaha, Nebraska, it will host the 5th AALS Section on Dispute Resolution Works-in-Progress Conference for scholars who are teaching and researching in Dispute Resolution. Attendance will be free of charge. For more information on the conference, visit: http://www.creighton.edu/werner/2011WIPConference. If … Continue reading Creighton to Host 5th Annual ADR Works-in-Progress Conference →

Note: This post was written on Friday morning at the Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv, but wasn’t posted b/c of poor internet connections there and at the Newark Airport. As you’ll recall from Andrea’s post last night, we were optimistic about our plane taking off and the state of Israel-Palestine negotiations.  As a reward … Continue reading Optimism is Complicated . . . The Israel Not So Live Blog →

Article from this morning’s National Law Journal Daily posted below.  Potentially helpful case to illustrate the distinctions between requirements to participate, requirements to make an offer, requirements to participate in good faith, requirements to settle, etc? MM Refusal to talk settlement doesn’t merit sanctions Sheri Qualters The National Law JournalMarch 17, 2011 A defendant’s failure … Continue reading Not “Talking Settlement” & Not Engaging in Misconduct →

Well, Art and I are sitting at the airport with a little time to blog since the plane is delayed.  I can’t believe that we are already on the way home.  As Art has blogged already (and we will blog more about different speakers), this trip has been so very full.  We are returning home … Continue reading It’s Still Complicated . . . . The Israel Live Blog Cont’d →