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Thursday, September 02, 2010 Would Face-to-Face Have Settled a Hip Hop Facedown? (Sept. 2). By Bleemer @ 5:23 PM on Thursday, September 02, 2010 :: 54 Views :: 0 Comments :: Archives, Advocacy in ADR, Commentary, Mediation, Negotiation, Settlement Agreements How much does being face-to-face have an effect on mediation? It certainly could not have hurt in the current litigation and ADR attempt between hip hop legends Suge Knight and Kanye West. The mogul and the rapper have been unable to settle a suit that was brought by Knight against West last year. Mediation was tried, over the telephone, but failed. Read More..

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 The Alternative to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ACC Docket) By anne @ 3:13 PM on Tuesday, August 03, 2010 :: 322 Views :: 0 Comments :: CPR in the News, Arbitration Arbitration, where an organization administers proceedings vs. non-administered arbitration, where no administering agency is involved in procedural aspects and all matters are handled either by the arbitrator or the parties themselves, which offers a form of alternative dispute resolution that is truly faster and more cost effective. Read More..

Monday, August 02, 2010 CPR: Innovator Of New Strategies (MCC) By anne @ 3:53 PM on Monday, August 02, 2010 :: 229 Views :: 0 Comments :: CPR in the News, Arbitration The Editor of Metropolitan Corporate Counsel interviews Helena Tavares Erickson, Senior Vice President and Secretary, CPR on the CPR Panels of Distinguished Neutrals, rules and procedures, training and many other CPR offereings. Read More..

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 Ethics: ABA Committee Addresses Mediator's Duty of Care in Drafting Agreements (July 21). By Bleemer @ 5:35 PM on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 :: 489 Views :: 0 Comments :: Archives, Advocacy in ADR, Commentary, Ethics, Mediation, Mediators The ABA’s Standing Committee on Mediator Ethical Guidancehas released a new opinion addressing the level of care mediators must take when unrepresented parties request the mediator to draft a settlement agreement in divorce mediation. Read More..

Friday, July 16, 2010 Arbitration: Second Circuit Invalidates a Class Action Waiver (July 16). By Bleemer @ 2:11 PM on Friday, July 16, 2010 :: 414 Views :: 1 Comments :: Archives, Advocacy in ADR, Arbitration, Class Actions, Clauses The Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held a class arbitration waiver in a law student loan contract was unconscionable under California law, and invalidated the arbitration agreement. But in light of an April U.S. Supreme Court decision, the panel noted that it could not authorize the plaintiff, a practicing attorney who filed suit over misallocation of his student loan payments, to proceed with a class arbitration. Read More..

Friday, July 16, 2010 IDN 92 - Do Legal Technologists Dream of Electronic Documents? Part II with GE's Jay Brudz (July 16). By Bleemer @ 8:36 AM on Friday, July 16, 2010 :: 217 Views :: 0 Comments :: Archives, Corporate Law Dept, Discovery, Systems Design, PodCasts, Corporate Counsel, e-Discovery In this week’s Part II, IDN podcast host Mike McIlwrath, who is senior counsel at GE Infrastructure – Oil & Gas, concludes his interview with his GE colleague Jay Brudz, senior counsel overseeing legal technology at the parent company. They discuss the future of legal technology in corporate law departments, and provide an inside look at how one of the world’s largest companies deals with legal costs and management issues. Read More..

Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Arbitration: Uncitral Releases Revised Rules (July 14). By Bleemer @ 2:52 PM on Wednesday, July 14, 2010 :: 341 Views :: 0 Comments :: Archives, Advocacy in ADR, Arbitration, Arbitrators, Awards, Discovery, International, Provider Organizations The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law this week released  its long awaited revised arbitration rules.  Though the revisions alter neither the style nor the structure of the 1976 version, they make significant changes in several respects. Read More..

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 More on the Kagan Confirmation Hearings: Is She Really a Consensus Builder? (July 13). By Bleemer @ 1:09 PM on Tuesday, July 13, 2010 :: 251 Views :: 0 Comments :: Archives, Advocacy in ADR, Negotiation Is U.S. Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan really a consensus builder? That description started with President Obama when he nominated his solicitor general to succeed retiring Justice John Paul Stevens, and continued throughout the confirmations hearings that began late last month--usually as part of an assessment by her Senate supporters.  Read More..

Friday, July 09, 2010 Senate Judiciary Committee: More from the Kagan Hearings on Mandatory Arbitration (July 9). By Bleemer @ 2:03 PM on Friday, July 09, 2010 :: 263 Views :: 0 Comments :: Archives, Arbitration, Commentary Following up on our Wednesday look at last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing testimony, U.S. Supreme Court nominee/Solicitor General Elena Kagan fielded additional rugged questioning involving arbitration decisions.  The questions were really more in the form of two senators' commentary.  Find out how Kagan addressed criticism of  last month's Rent-A-Center West v. Jackson case. Read More..

Thursday, July 08, 2010 Podcast: IDN #91, Technology for Managing Legal Disputes at General Electric (July 8). By Bleemer @ 4:31 PM on Thursday, July 08, 2010 :: 312 Views :: 0 Comments :: Archives, Commentary, Law Firms, PodCasts In episode 91 of CPR's International Dispute Negotiation podcast, hosted by Mike McIlwrath, Jay Brudz, senior counsel overseeing legal technology at General Electric Co, discusses the state of the art in dispute management from a corporate law department perspective.   Read More..

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