The American Arbitration Association has issued new Commercial Arbitration Rules effective October 1, 2013. The changes seem designed to better serve disputants and enhance the commercial rationality of arbitration under the AAA's auspices. As to be expected from the AAA, they are elegant and reflect the thinking of many stakeholders....
Several list serves and correspondents have taken note of the July 26, 2013 decision of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in the matter Benes v. A.B. Data, Ltd. The opinion, authored by Chief Judge Easterbrook, is not earth-shattering. But the case is diverting nevertheless and might bring a smile...