Conflict Resolution

ABA Dispute Resolution Section's 2015 Spring Meeting

Conflict Resolution

ABA Dispute Resolution Section's 2015 Spring Meeting

The annual Spring Conference of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section draws hundreds of ADR practitioners, trainers and teachers from around the world.  This year it will take place in Seattle, Washington, on April 15-18.  The Section has asked that we promote it and encourage folks to attend, which I am...

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Arbitration|Courts

Ninth Circuit Reminds Us When Courts Intervene — and When They Don't — in Arbitrations

Arbitration|Courts

Ninth Circuit Reminds Us When Courts Intervene — and When They Don't — in Arbitrations

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently issued a writ of mandamus directing a district court to vacate an order disqualifying an arbitrator, while the arbitration was pending.  Its succinct opinion in In re Sussex (No. 14-70158, January 27, 2015) serves as a clear lesson in the limitations of judicial...

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Conflict Resolution|International

New Journal of Online Dispute Resolution

Conflict Resolution|International

New Journal of Online Dispute Resolution

Ironically, the first issue of the International Journal of Online Dispute Resolution arrived a few weeks ago in hard copy by the US Postal Service.  It is a very welcome addition to the very few serious legal publications that I pay close attention to. ...

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