Sign up to hear Andrea Schneider deliver Blank Lecture at Pace on Arbitrator Ethics

February 23, 2023 Jill Gross

On Wednesday, March 1, at 12:45 PM (Eastern), Prof. Andrea Schneider (Cardozo) will deliver the 2023 Philip B. Blank Memorial Lecture on Attorney Ethics at Haub Law School (Pace). RSVP here to attend either in person or via Zoom. The title of her talk is “The Conflict in Arbitrator Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Public Judges … Continue reading Sign up to hear Andrea Schneider deliver Blank Lecture at Pace on Arbitrator Ethics →

We can help tomorrow’s peacemakers today

February 21, 2023 Sarah Cole

From FOI, ADR Notable and Gary Doernhoefer: A few days spent on the campus of Grinnell College left me more hopeful about our society than I’ve felt in quite a while. Grinnell has a Peace and Conflict Studies concentration (PCS) – a set of courses that will be reflected in the student’s transcript along with … Continue reading We can help tomorrow’s peacemakers today →

Fox’s Smoking Gun

February 20, 2023 John Lande 4 Comments

Black’s Law Dictionary definition of “smoking gun” could be Dominion Voting System’s brief supporting its motion for summary judgment against Fox “News.” Dominion’s argument is summed up in a Washington Post headline, “Fox News feared losing viewers by airing truth about election, documents show. ‘Everything at stake here,’ billionaire founder Rupert Murdoch wrote to a … Continue reading Fox’s Smoking Gun →

RSI is Hiring a Researcher

February 19, 2023 John Lande 1 Comment

From Jen Shack, the director of research for Resolution Systems Institute (RSI), which is a fabulous organization doing great work in our field: RSI is looking for a new PhD researcher to join our expanding research and evaluation department. We’re looking for someone who is interested in qualitative research, including focus groups, interviews, mediation observations, … Continue reading RSI is Hiring a Researcher →

Reinventing the Wheel

February 16, 2023 Jen Reynolds 1 Comment

From our dear FOI Brian Pappas (North Dakota): Ava Abramowitz recently published an interesting article in Cardozo’s journal describing how consultative selling research can be used to expand a mediator’s effectiveness. I highly recommend it and my summary here does not do the piece justice. Essentially, the research demonstrates that people go through multiple stages … Continue reading Reinventing the Wheel →

Greetings, All!

February 15, 2023 crule

I am the the world’s biggest fan of Indisputably.org, and I am delighted to be able to serve as the “team nerd” helping with some of the WordPress configuration and editorial management (and maybe put in a few posts here and there along the way). Thanks for welcoming me in to the Indisputably community.

No Surprise Here: Ninth Circuit Rules that California’s AB51, Criminalizing “Forced” Arbitration is Preempted

February 15, 2023 Sarah Cole

The first paragraph of the Ninth Circuit’s decisions says it all:“California enacted Assembly Bill 51 (AB 51) to protect employees from what it called “forced arbitration” by making it a criminal offense for an employer to require an existing employee or an applicant for employment to consent to arbitrate specified claims as a condition of … Continue reading No Surprise Here: Ninth Circuit Rules that California’s AB51, Criminalizing “Forced” Arbitration is Preempted →

Sonnets About Mediation

February 14, 2023 Jill Gross 1 Comment

In honor of Valentine’s Day, our wonderful ADR community produced two wonderful sonnets about mediation and circulated them on the DRLE listserv. I am sharing both here, with permissions. From Kristen Blankley (Nebraska), who asked ChatGPT to write a sonnet about the benefits of mediation: I can’t imagine a better way to let go, Mediation … Continue reading Sonnets About Mediation →

February: Ussie

February 14, 2023 Jen Reynolds

The word of the month for February is “ussie.” (I’ll try to get on a better schedule with these words of the month, like closer to the actual start of the month.) You’ve heard of a selfie, of course. But do you know what an ussie is? An ussie is a group photo, often taken … Continue reading February: Ussie →

The Gift of Really Listening

February 13, 2023 John Lande 7 Comments

New York Times columnist David Brooks wrote a touching essay about his reactions to a lifelong friend’s struggle with depression and ultimate suicide. Mr. Brooks gave Pete advice about how to deal with his depression – and found that his efforts were counterproductive. It’s only later that I read that when you give a depressed … Continue reading The Gift of Really Listening →