Kristen Blankley, Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, Ashley M. Votruba, Assistant Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Logen Bartz, Graduate Student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Lisa PytlikZillig,
The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (“NADN”) recently conducted an online national survey of its members. The June 2021 survey focused largely on the paradigm shift to online dispute resolution (“ODR”) proceedings that neutrals across the United States have made
Kristen Blankley, Professor of Law at the University of Nebraska College of Law, has written a terrific article titled, “Standing On Its Own Shoulders: The Supreme Court’s Statutory Interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act,” Akron Law Review, Forthcoming.
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to resolve a circuit split regarding whether a federal court has subject-matter jurisdiction to confirm or vacate an arbitration award under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) in situations where the court
We are excited to announce the newly redesigned Arbitrate.com now offers a variety of on-demand arbitration courses, including four classes taught by Disputing blog’s own Professor Tracy McCormack and Karl Bayer! In Arbitration Advocacy, Tracy and Karl provide
The Supreme Court of the United States has declined to consider whether “final mile” delivery drivers are transportation workers engaged in interstate commerce and exempt from the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). In Amazon.com, Inc. vs. Rittmann, (No. 20-622)
One of the reasons for defining the plain and ordinary meaning is so the jury does not have to decide on the scope of the claim and it is clear to them what that scope is from the beginning. For
In a patent infringement claim case, a court or special master must define the scope of the claim construction. “The purpose of claim construction is to ‘determine the meaning and scope of the patent claims asserted to be infringed.’” O2
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court dismissed the latest petition in Henry Schein, Inc. v. Archer and White Sales, Inc., No. 19-963, as improvidently granted. The case was a follow-up to the high court’s unanimous opinion in Henry Schein
The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (“NADN”) recently conducted a survey of litigators titled “The Customer Is Always Right(?)”. The September 2020 survey asked litigators across the United States about their online dispute resolution (“ODR”) experiences and preferences. Of the
