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Connecticut Law Tribune

ADR: Eight Questions For Corporate Lawyers

Arbitration is a valuable alternative to court litigation, but it is often overused and even more frequently misused. The biggest contributor to its misuse is the failure to consider the ramifications of agreeing to binding arbitration and neglecting to evaluate the types of disputes that you are committing to arbitrate before signing a contract.
9 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

ADR: Court Reaffirms Commitment To Enforcing Agreements

The U.S. Supreme Court's past term (officially "October Term 2012," for those in the know) was groundbreaking in many respects. On issues of equality alone, the court mandated federal recognition for same-sex marriages, invalidated a significant enforcement mechanism of the Voting Rights Act, and flirted with outlawing affirmative action in public universities, to name just a few.
7 minute read

The Recorder

Your Skills: Preparedness Is Next to Godliness in Successful Mediation

Mark D'Argenio says securing a good outcome is less about what you do or say that day, and more about what you do to be ready for it.
5 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

ADR: Just How Confidential Are Mediations?

As the use of mediation as a resource for resolving civil disputes becomes more prolific, both mediators and attorneys representing clients in mediation, who are relying on a confidential process, need to focus on and better understand the issue of confidentiality. It is not absolute and its applicability is not uniform.
7 minute read

Delaware Business Court Insider

Cert Decision Expected Next Month in Chancery Arb Program Case

The U.S. Supreme Court justices have scheduled March 21 to discuss if they will grant the Delaware Court of Chancery's certiorari petition to decide the fate of its confidential arbitration program, according to data from the Supreme Court's Clerk's Office.
1 minute read

New York Law Journal

Matter of O'Neal v. State of New York/Office of Mental Health

Arbitration Award Terminating Aide's Job Vacated; New Hearing, Arbitrator Ordered
1 minute read

The American Lawyer

Big Suits

U.S. v. JPMorgan Chase; In re Payment Card Interchange Fee Antitrust Litigation; Swatch v. Tiffany; In re: Southeastern Milk Antitrust Litigation
7 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

ADR: Thoughts On The Mediation Of Personal Injury Cases

There's no longer any doubt that mediation has proved itself a civilized, satisfying and cost-effective way to resolve personal injury cases. This article will analyze some of the conditions that tend to promote successful mediation with the hope that it will help attorneys maximize their chances of mediating their cases productively.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Arguments Set on 'Knockout' to Phone-Tracking Suit

Two years after a flood of lawsuits targeted its tracking software, Carrier IQ Inc. will argue in court next month to remove all the cases to arbitration.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

ADR: Why Every Attorney Should Consider ADR

Some attorneys may never give alternative dispute resolution a thought, and they may think that's fine. Others may have a vague idea of what options are available, but think it has nothing to do with their practice.
4 minute read

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