Texas Bar Journal September 2010 | Volume 73, 8 This issue features an interesting article entitled “What You Always Wanted to Know About Arbitration” written by Scott D. Marrs and Sean P. Milligan. The article seeks to answer five key arbitration questions recently decided by the courts: 1. Can the parties agree that an arbitration [...]
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The AAA Handbook on Mediation (2nd Ed.) will be available on September 19, 2010: The AAA Handbook on Mediation assembles from the Dispute Resolution Journal – the flagship publication of the American Arbitration Association – and other sources, the leading professional writing in areas in which mediation is likely to apply. The Handbook on Mediation is succinct, comprehensive [...]
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Here is an update from the Associated Press about the Massey Energy pollution case: By VICKI SMITH Hundreds of southern West Virginia residents who claim Massey Energy Co. poisoned their wells and made them sick by pumping coal slurry underground will get their day in court next year — and a chance to settle the [...]
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We are happy to share with you that our blog Disputing turns five today! Disputing was originally conceived by Karl Bayer and Rob Hargrove as a forum for discussion of legal developments as they happen. We have come a long way since our very first blog post: Three Law Review Articles have cited Disputing (here, [...]
The College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA) has issued its Protocols for Expeditious, Cost-Effective Commercial Arbitration: Key Action Steps for Business Users, Counsel, Arbitrators & Arbitration Provider Institutions. Professor Thomas J. Stipanowich, contributor of this blog, is the Editor-in-Chief of this excellent resource and Curtis E. von Kann and Deborah Rothman participated as Associate Editors. You [...]
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) released its new arbitration rules which took effect on July 1, 2010. The new rules bring the SIAC more in line with the rules at other arbitral institutions. Among the new features are the availability of an expedited procedure when the amount in dispute does not exceed $5 million, [...]
On June 25, 2010, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) adopted its revised UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The revised rules will be effective as of August 15, 2010. They include provisions dealing with multiple parties and joinder, liability, and a procedure to object to experts appointed by the arbitral tribunal. The rules also [...]
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We are pleased to share with you that our blog Disputing has been cited by the law review article Still Litigating Arbitration in the Fifth Circuit, But Less Often, 42 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 551 (2010) by Donald R. Philbin, Jr. and Audrey Lynn Maness. Kudos to the authors! The article can be accessed via [...]
Peter S. Vogel, trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and contributor of this blog will host “Social Media: eMail, SPAM, Spyware, and Phishing,” a State Bar of Texas Webcast on Wednesday, July 28th 12:30-1:30pm CST. DESCRIPTION: The Internet has transformed communications as evidenced by the current estimate that over 210 billion emails are sent [...]
Legal Issues in the Development of the Internet | State Bar of Texas WEBCAST, Aug 25th
Mark your calendars! Peter S. Vogel, trial partner at Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP and contributor of this blog will host “Legal Issues in the Development of the Internet: The Five Big Bang Theory,” a State Bar of Texas Webcast on Wednesday, August 25, 2010 from 12:30-1:30pm CST. TOPICS: Statutes and judicial rulings have impacted the [...]
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