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ADR and Diversity

Arbitration|Conflict Resolution|Courts|Mediation|United States

ADR and Diversity

Last year, New York Law School and the ABA Business Law Section convened all three of the CEOs of the national ADR organizations, plus other leaders, to address persistent issues of lack of diversity in the mediation and arbitration profession.  This year, on the afternoon of January 17, 2018, the...

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Arbitration of Criminal Plea Bargains? A Step Too Far Says Ninth Circuit

Arbitration|Courts|United States

Arbitration of Criminal Plea Bargains? A Step Too Far Says Ninth Circuit

Thanks to Loyola Prof. Imre Szalai for bringing to our attention the interesting Ninth Circuit decision in Breazeale v. Victim Services, Inc., holding that disputes between a putative criminal defendant and a private company contracted by a prosecutor pursuant to a criminal diversion process are not subject to arbitration. Victim Services...

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Metrics on Arbitration Efficiency

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Metrics on Arbitration Efficiency

The current issue of New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer -- really a very good publication of the New York State Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section -- includes a brief article by Roy Weinstein of the economic research and consulting firm Micronomics.  The article summarizes certain findings of a study comparing...

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ADR Legislative Update

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ADR Legislative Update

As is his practice, Larson Frisby of the ABA Governmental Affairs Office has prepared his annual Federal Legislative Update, reporting on the status of federal ADR legislation and other related proposals and measures of interest to practitioners and public policy followers. Most prominent on the list is the CFPB's final rule...

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New York’s Global Pound Conference

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New York’s Global Pound Conference

A group of very prominent stakeholders on commercial dispute resolution met at Cardozo Law School on September 12, 2016, to conduct the New York City session of the Global Pound Conference.  Of all the many institutions and volunteers who were responsible for this success, the International Mediation Institute takes the...

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New Book on Business ADR

Arbitration|Conflict Resolution|Employment|Mediation|United States

New Book on Business ADR

The ABA Business Law Section has about 50 substantive committees, many of which include subcommittees addressing dispute resolution in their field.  In the past several months, many members of these various entities undertook a collaborative effort to "cut across the solos." The result is a unique  new volume titled ADR...

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