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A Judge Asks: Is It Time to End Ken Feinberg's Roundup Settlement Program?

Last month, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria asked plaintiffs' lead counsel if the settlement program under Ken Feinberg should come to an end.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Keep on Trucking: New Law Puts Motor Carriers on the Hot Seat

Until the new law has been exhaustively litigated and interpreted by the courts, successful settlement of truck accident cases might depend on the knowledge, experience and insights of skilled insurance claim mediators.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Mediation: It's Not Only for the Trial Court Anymore

Attorneys who regularly litigate civil and family cases in Florida's state courts will be familiar with mediation. Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.700(a) allows a presiding trial court judge to refer "all or any part of a contested civil matter to mediation or arbitration."
4 minute read

International Edition

What Makes New York the Ultimate Arbitration Destination?

New York's dominance as the premier U.S. arbitration hub is bolstered by landmark cases.
7 minute read

International Edition

From Big Law to the Big Games: The Story of Mayer Brown's Olympic Athlete

The Mayer Brown Paris paralegal and South African men's hockey vice captain talks about balancing the two sides of his life.
5 minute read

International Edition

From Big Law to the Big Games: The Story of Mayer Brown's Olympic Athlete

The Mayer Brown Paris paralegal and South African men's hockey vice captain talks about balancing the two sides of his life.
5 minute read

International Edition

Post Office Litigation Funder Subpoenaed in the US

Earlier this year, the arbitrator who awarded $15 billion to the claimants in the dispute was sentenced to six months in prison and disqualified from working as an arbitrator for one year for disobeying orders from the court.
2 minute read

National Law Journal

'Issues That Have to Be Addressed': New Study Finds Flaws in Reporting Federal Judicial Sexual Misconduct

"Chambers is a very private space," retired U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin said. "Each judge has five or six employees in their own private space, and there's no one supervising a judge. They are on their own. It's hard to take on such a person."
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Perils of the Nonexistent Arbitral Institution

The impetus for this column was the recent decision in 'Spineway SA v. Strategos Group', in which parties acknowledged that they had agreed to arbitrate their dispute, but disagreed about the arbitral institution and corresponding rules.
11 minute read

International Edition

ICC Court's 2023 Statistics Reflect Resurgence in Global Arbitration

In its 100th anniversary year, the ICC International Court of Arbitration's latest figures highlight a significant rebound in its caseload to pre-pandemic levels, reflecting the institution's efforts to expand its global reach.
6 minute read

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