In a December 7, 2021 guest post, I reported that the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters (ACAM) had opened up its membership to people who have never previously served as special masters and was working on a training and mentoring program.
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Road to Somewhere
Mark LeHochey has written a wonderful publication titled, “Road to Somewhere.” We invite you to check out the piece addressing, “How can attorneys take steps to improve settlement efforts and avoid unpleasant surprises as they map out a
SCOTUS to Consider Whether Arbitration Waiver Defense Prejudice Requirement Violates AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion Holding
The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to consider whether asking a party to an arbitration agreement to demonstrate prejudice when claiming a waiver defense violates the requirement established 10 years ago in AT&T Mobility, LLC v. Concepcion
A CHANCE TO BECOME A SPECIAL MASTER
In a September 15, 2021 post, I described the decision by the Academy of Court-Appointed Master (ACAM) (1) to try to open up the special masters profession by inviting people who had not previously served as special masters to
Ordering Online Arbitration in the Age of Covid … and Beyond
Amy J. Schmitz, Elwood L. Thomas Missouri Endowed Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law, has written “Ordering Online Arbitration in the Age of Covid … and Beyond,” University of Missouri School of Law
The Impending Battle for the Soul of Online Dispute Resolution
Oladeji Tiamiyu, Clinical Fellow at Harvard Law School and Host of Convergence, a podcast exploring the intersection of technology and dispute resolution, has published a timely article titled, “The Impending Battle for the Soul of ODR: Evolving
SCOTUS Will Not Review DoorDash Arbitration Claim in Case Brought By Driver
The Supreme Court of the United States has declined to consider whether to send a putative class action employment lawsuit that was filed against food and delivery app DoorDash to arbitration. In DoorDash, Inc. v. Campbell, No. 21-220, a
Mediation 2021: Where Do We Go from Here? – The Americas
On Friday, November 5, 2021, Fernando Navarro and Disputing blog’s own Karl Bayer will be moderating the International Academy of Mediators‘ (IAM) “Mediation 2021: Where Do We Go from Here? – The Americas” symposium. The program for this virtual
The New Plan for the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters
The problem with chickens and eggs isn’t which one comes first. It’s that that neither comes at all. It is very difficult to start out in alternative dispute resolution because the most important qualification for doing it is having done
High-Tech Dispute Resolution
Jean R. Sternlight, Founding Director of the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution and Michael and Sonja Saltman Professor of Law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, and Jennifer K. Robbennolt,