The folks at Mediation Works Incorporated (MWI) maintain a really helpful set of materials about bankruptcy mediation, including a regularly-issued Bankruptcy Mediation newsletter. Bankruptcy has never been my field of mediation practice, but it makes great sense that we’re seeing a rise of bankruptcy mediation activities here and in Europe. I suspect there are other … Continue reading Mediating Bankruptcy Cases
The SEC has published for public comment a proposed FINRA rule change to the process for selecting arbitrators in FINRA Dispute Resolution arbitrations. The new rule would increase the number of arbitrators on the lists generated by FINRA’s neutral list selection system that are sent to the parties as potential arbitrators for a particular case. Currently, in a … Continue reading FINRA proposes changes to arbitrator list selection procedures
The University of Tennessee College of Law is hosting a conference on October 2, 2010 to celebrate the 15th Anniversary of its James L. Clayton Center for Entrepreneurial Law, A Multidisciplinary Event: Behavior and Business Law. One of the workshops focuses on ADR and Economics/Behavioral Science and features Barbara Black, University of Cincinnati College of … Continue reading Conference at U. Tenn. on Behavior and Business Law
Last summer I posted a blog entry about the case of U.S. Journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling who were sentenced to twelve years in a labor camp after their brief illegal entry into North Korea. This summer Laura Ling and her sister, journalist Lisa Ling, have published their memoir of those events: “Somewhere Inside: One … Continue reading A Good Summer Read about North Korea
From Jean Sternlight: Yesterday the Supreme Court granted certiorari in what could be an extremely important case addressing the intersection of mandatory arbitration and class actions. AT & T Mobility v. Concepcion, 2010 WL 303962, Docked 09-893 (May 24, 2010) poses the following question: “Whether the Federal Arbitration Act preempts States from conditioning the enforcement … Continue reading Cert granted in AT & T Mobility v. Concepcion
Since grading season is almost over, it’s hard not to post about final exams. Before exams I gave some advice / inside info about how lawprofs grade exams. Now, as we lawprofs slog to the finish line of our grading, I thought it helpful to relate how some students see our exams. Hat Tip – Howard Wasserman
It is my pleasure to introduce guest blogger Kelly Browe Olson to the Indisputably ranks. Her forte is ADR in the family context, an area that we have unintentionally neglected for far too long. Kelly is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas – Little Rock where she doubles as the Director of Clinical … Continue reading Introducing Kelly Browe Olson
The latest “Your Money” column in yesterday’s New York Times is sure to contribute to the ongoing debate regarding gender differences in negotiation. Entitled “A Women’s Toolkit for Seeking a Raise,” the column reports on new research of gender differences in negotiation and posits that women should use strategies different from those men typically use when negotiating for a … Continue reading More on gender and negotiation
Jim Devine, a former colleague and professor of mine at the University of Missouri School of Law unexpectedly passed away yesterday. While Jim was not an ADR scholar, plenty of us (including yours truly) can point to things he did to help us along in our careers. That’s the sort of person he was, always helping others be the … Continue reading Jim Devine, Rest In Peace
From Jean Sternlight: I write to encourage you to have your students submit their good papers to the ABA Dispute Resolution Section Boskey Writing Competition. Named after James Boskey, a long-time leader in our field, the competition is open to all full and part-time J.D. students. To be eligible papers should address an aspect of … Continue reading Boskey Competition – Call for Papers and Judges
