On December 10, 2015, the Oregon Supreme Court released an opinion in a case that required it, for the first time, to consider whether a client may assert a claim for legal malpractice relying upon factual allegations that reveal the substance of communications made in the course of, or immediately...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is preparing to propose regulations addressing what it perceives as unfair and exploitative practices by organizations in their treatment of consumers. In its snappily-titled October 7, 2015 Outline of Proposals Under Consideration and Alternatives Considered, the Bureau tentatively proposed to: (1) bar class action waivers in...
The American Arbitration Association has announced the establishment of the AAA-ICDR Foundation. This development is a welcome enlargement of the already pervasive and salutary role and influence of this esteemed institution and its international affiliate, the ICDR. In a recent press release, the AAA explains that the Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit...
Wendy Kamenshine, Ombudsman for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau office, along with her colleague Sharon Asar, conducted an interesting presentation at the recent ABA Business Law Section Annual Meeting on the role of the Ombudsman office at the CFPB. The role of the office is to advocate for a fair process...
A recent trip to Turkey included a delightful visit at the offices of leading Turkish law firm Hergüner Bilgen Özeke and several of its members, including H. Tolga Danisman. Tolga and I met in the most recent convening of the UIA World Mediation Forum, in Amsterdam, and it was a...
Larson Frisby, of the ABA Governmental Affairs Office, recently offered an update on the status of federal ADR legislation and other related measures. Some of the most interesting proposals are briefly described below. ...
My admiration for Walt Kelly has recently developed into an obsession, and over the past few years I have been gobbling up each volume of The Complete Pogo as it has trundled off the presses. Churchy, Mam'selle Hepzibah, Albert and Pup Dog not being that far from my mind, the...