Articles in Channel: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Recent Developments in International Arbitration | March, 2012

Karl Bayer
March 22, 2012 12:56

Following are this month’s recent developments in international arbitration law published by the International Law Office (free registration is required to view the articles): Malaysia: Court rules on enforcement of foreign arbitral award USA: Supreme Court reaffirms pro-arbitration stance...

Stark & Stark Attorney to Present at NYARM's 2012 Conference

March 21, 2012 18:28

David J. Byrne, Co-Chair of Stark & Stark’s Condominium and Co-op Practice Group, will present materials related to new foreclosure laws and decisions as well as how to effectuate foreclosures. Mr. Byrne will also address how shareholders and managing agents can effectively deal with...

Rhode Island Supreme Court Okays Unauthorized Practice of Law by Non-lawyer in a Labor Arbitration

Karl Bayer
March 21, 2012 12:55

The Rhode Island Supreme Court held that a non-lawyer union representative could represent a grievant in a public labor arbitration. In Re Town of Little Compton, R.I. Supreme Court No. 2011–101-Appeal decided February 9, 2012. The court summarized the facts as follow: On July 8, 2010, the...

Iowa Fence Law Legislative Update

Benjamin Clark
March 20, 2012 21:26

As an update to previous entries regarding Iowa's fence law, the 2011 proposed legislative changes (Senate File 2102) failed to make it out of subcommittee.  We will have to wait another year to see whether the legislature decides to modify the century-old statute, in...

American Arbitration Association Calls For Muscular Arbitration

Richard J. Webb
March 20, 2012 21:05

       Last week I attended the American Arbitration Association's Neutrals Conference, held this year in Scottsdale, Arizona. Over 300 AAA neutrals (arbitrators and mediators) from across the country and overseas attended the event. The AAA uses the Neutrals...

Article | Everything You Need to Know about Authority to Settle a Mediation

Karl Bayer
March 20, 2012 12:55

We invite you to check out an article entitled “Everything You Need to Know about Authority to Settle a Mediation” by James R. Madison. The piece was published in the May-July issue of the AAA’s Dispute Resolution Journal. Following are two preview pages: I. Introduction Imagine...

Success as a Mediator for Dummies to Launch in April!

Victoria Pynchon
March 19, 2012 21:29

Once upon a time, four girls formed a writing club and named it Sisters of the Pen. None of the girls knew any authors. None of their parents, nor most of their parents’ friends, had even attended college. The girls’ mothers knew that their daughters would need to know how to soft...

Women Lawyers-There's An App For That

Victoria Pynchon
March 19, 2012 21:26

There’s been a lot of criticism of law schools during the Great Recession. They charge too much. The job market is saturated. Law school professors know little to nothing about legal practice. Law grads are burdened with hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt. The education itself is...

Texas Supreme Court Rules on Enforceability of Mediated Settlement Agreement

Karl Bayer
March 19, 2012 14:54

In Milner v. Milner, No. 10-0776 _S.W.3d __ (Tex. March 9, 2012) Vicki and Jack Milner signed a Mediated Settlement Agreement (“MSA”) after Vicki filed for divorce. In this MSA, Jack agreed to transfer to Vicki all of his beneficial interest (subject to existing liabilities) in a...

Court Document Translation and Court Interpretation- Compensation Issues in Light of Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, LTD

All Language Alliance, Inc.
March 19, 2012 14:33

We've blogged about litigation translation and interpreting services and address the issue of which party pays for the foreign document disclosure. On February 21, 2012, the US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on the case Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, LTD (on appeal from the US Court of...