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The EEOC Set to Release Two Reports Comparing Online and In-Person Mediation
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted May 27

By Mylene Chan The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, a federal agency which enforces federal workplace anti-discrimination laws,...

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Supreme Court Rejects Prejudice Requirement for Defeating a Motion to Compel Arbitration
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted May 23

By R. Daniel Knaap & Russ Bleemer The U.S. Supreme Court backed a Taco Bell worker resisting her employer’s motion to compel...

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Government Support: Task Force Meeting Covers ADR’s Reach into Federal Agencies
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted May 6

By Katerina Karamousalidou A CPR Government & ADR Task Force meeting last month focused on the U.S. government’s executive branch...

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Mediating Commercial Disputes: Understanding the Process to Maximize the Benefits
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Apr 26

By Mia Levi Mediation is a process in which a neutral third party—a mediator—meets with the disputing parties and actively assists...

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Update: An Influx of Arbitration Legislation
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Apr 7

By Tamia Sutherland The passage and March 3 signing of H.R. 4445, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021...

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#CPRAM22: Corporate Counsel Roundtable–Leveraging Technology to Prevent Disputes
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Apr 7

By Janice L. Sperow Unlike many other alternative dispute providers that focus exclusively on conflict resolution outside the courtroom, the...

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Supreme Court Rejects Federal FAA Jurisdiction for Arbitration Award Enforcement and Challenges
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Mar 31

By Russ Bleemer & Andrew Ling The Supreme Court embraced a narrow construction of subject-matter jurisdiction in arbitration matters today,...

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Airbnb’s Clickwrap Agreement Prevails in Florida’s Top Court
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Mar 31

By Russ Bleemer A highly anticipated Florida Supreme Court case on the effect of incorporating arbitration rules into a consumer contract was...

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Adding a Claim, and Avoiding Arbitration: The Supreme Court Reviews California’s PAG Act
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Mar 30

By Russ Bleemer The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday examined California’s law allowing individuals to stand in for the state and file suits on...

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The Fight over Arbitration and Class-Action Access Returns to the Supreme Court Tomorrow
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Mar 29

By Russ Bleemer Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, No. 20-1573, will sort the relationship...

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Fight over Arbitration and Class-Action Access Returns to Supreme Court Tomorrow on CA's PAGA Law
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Mar 29

By Russ Bleemer Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court oral argument in Viking River Cruises v. Moriana, No. 20-1573, will sort the relationship...

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Looking for Definitions, Supreme Court Weighs Limits of Federal Arbitration Act’s Sec. 1 Exemption
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Mar 28

By Russ Bleemer Today’s Federal Arbitration Act oral argument in the U.S. Supreme Court gives the justices the opportunity to refine the...

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