Cablevision agrees to binding arbitration with Walt Disney Co. in dispute over subscription fees

March 7, 2010 Jill Gross 3 Comments

For many New Yorkers who susbscribe to Cablevision for their TV service, the threatened inability to watch the Academy Awards tonight has been the source of much anxiety this week. Just a few hours before the Awards show is set to air, Cablevision answered calls that it submit to binding arbitration to resolve its dispute with … Continue reading Cablevision agrees to binding arbitration with Walt Disney Co. in dispute over subscription fees →

Problem Solving Courts Symposium in NY

March 7, 2010 Cynthia Alkon

On April 20, 2010, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the New York County Lawyers Association are co-sponsoring a symposium in New York entitled: Problem Solving Courts Symposium: The Pros and Cons of Treatment in the Criminal Justice System. In the symposium “interested groups will debate the various functions of problem-solving courts, including … Continue reading Problem Solving Courts Symposium in NY →

What Queen Esther Knew

March 5, 2010 Andrea Schneider 1 Comment

Last weekend I was reading an article with a the great title, “The Glass Ceiling is Kind of a Bummer”: Women’s Reflections on a Gender Development Course talking about how undergraduate women often, even as they are in women’s studies courses, deny the impact that sexism has had or will potentially have on their career. … Continue reading What Queen Esther Knew →

Who gets to Decide Unconscionability?

March 4, 2010 Andrea Schneider 3 Comments

In my ongoing effort to publicize efforts from the Works-in-Progress conference, I am linking here to Aaron Bruhl’s blog post from last week about Rent-A-Center v. Jackson, the upcoming case on whether courts or arbitrators decide unconscionability. Aaron tells me that this paper grew out of his presentation at the Works-in-Progress conference several years ago at … Continue reading Who gets to Decide Unconscionability? →

4th Circuit upholds vacatur of FINRA arbitration award

March 3, 2010 Jill Gross

The Fourth Circuit recently affirmed a rare vacatur of a FINRA arbitration award arising out of an employment dispute. In Raymond James Financial Services Corp, Inc. v. Bishop, __ F.3d. __, 2010 WL 610614 (4th Cir. Feb. 22, 2010), three financial advisers claimed they were wrongfully discharged from the brokerage firm Raymond James even though they … Continue reading 4th Circuit upholds vacatur of FINRA arbitration award →

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Issue 11:1 (February 2010)

March 3, 2010 art hinshaw 1 Comment

Articles The Jurisprudence of Mediation: Between Formalism, Feminism and Identity Conversations – Michal Alberstein Multijurisdictional ADR Practice: Lessons for Litigators – Kristen M. Blankley, Emily E. Root, and John Minter An Anthropologist’s Approach to Mediation – Rebecca Golbert Private Military Companies & International Law: Building New Ladders of Legal Accountability & Responsibility – Jackson Nyamuya … Continue reading Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution, Issue 11:1 (February 2010) →

The Marriage Ref?

March 1, 2010 Andrea Schneider 4 Comments

Okay, I was drawn like a moth to a flame (or more like watching a car accident) to keep on NBC after the closing ceremonies and watch The Marriage Ref last night under the deluded hope that maybe this would be a tv show with dispute resolution in action. The tag line for this lovely … Continue reading The Marriage Ref? →

AALS Call for Papers–Happy Law Students?

March 1, 2010 Andrea Schneider

I am happy to post the following call for proposals for next year’s AALS meeting: CALL FOR PROPOSALS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LAW SCHOOLS – 2011 Conference, Jan 5-9th A Joint Program of the Sections on Balance in Legal Education and Academic Support Co-Sponsored by the Section on Student Services Theme: “Beyond Humanizing: Can – and … Continue reading AALS Call for Papers–Happy Law Students? →

Mnookin on NPR’s “All Things Considered”

February 28, 2010 art hinshaw

If you have studied Negotiation in the last 20 years or so, the name Robert Mnookin should be familiar to you. The Harvard law professor has authored or co-authored numerous articles and books, including the book upon which I base my Negotiation course, Beyond Winning: Negotiating to Create Value in Deals and Disputes (with S. Peppet and A. … Continue reading Mnookin on NPR’s “All Things Considered” →

Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution – Symposium Issue

February 28, 2010 mmoffitt@uoregon.edu

Volume 25, Issue 1. TEACHING AND TECHNOLOGY:TEACHING ADR AND THE FUTURE OF DISPUTE SYSTEM DESIGN A pdf of the Table of Contents is available here: (25-1 TOC). Abstracts of the articles appear below: Pedagogy, Progress and Portfolios: Professor Deborah Merritt talks about the possibility of portfolios as a method to innovate law school education, especially … Continue reading Ohio State Journal of Dispute Resolution – Symposium Issue →