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Mediator Sued for Sexual Harassment After High-Profile Settlement Raises Ethical Questions
Integrity is paramount.
Burying the Arbitration Agreement: Fourth Circuit Rejects Hidden Terms in Online Job Application
Agreeing to arbitrate must be intentional.
Recognizing Emotions & Motivations in Mediation: The Human Drivers of Resolution
Mediation can be great because it allows for a deep dive into the real problems.
Taming the Mass Arbitration Lion: Seventh Circuit Reins in Fee Obligations in High-Volume Cases
Mass Arbitrations can present their own problems.
The Court Decides, Not the Arbitrator: Who Determines the Existence of an Arbitration Agreement?
Existence of a valid arbitration agreement must be determined before arbitrability can be addressed.
SCOTUS Stays Arbitrations: No Dismissals Under the FAA When Arbitration Is Ordered
Existence of a valid arbitration agreement must be determined before arbitrability can be addressed.
SCOTUS Resolves Coinbase Arbitration Dispute: Who Decides Which Contract Controls?
The Court continues to rule on arbitrations.
Battling Deepfakes in Arbitration: Safeguarding Integrity in the AI Era
The challenge here is that, for the naked eye, deepfakes are almost impossible to decipher.
CFPB Reignites Debate Over Pre-Dispute Consumer Arbitration Agreements
Will the CFPB violate federal law?
Clarifying the FAA’s Transportation Exemption—Yes, Even for the Wonder Bread Truck Driver
Nothing left to Wonder anymore.
Increasing Ethical Scrutiny in ADR: California’s SB 940 Seeks to Professionalize Mediators and Arbitrators
Mandating better ethics from neutrals
AAA Updates Its Mass Arbitration Rules — What Practitioners Need to Know
Making Mass Arbitrations a little easier for all.
Mediation Agreements — Clarifying the Framework Before Resolution Begins
Agree to agree before it's necessary to agree.
Closing the Door on the Criminalization of Arbitration
An interesting twist in employment arbitration.
Are “After the Fact” Arbitration Agreements Enforceable? New Jersey Weighs In
A missing corpse and an oral contract.