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More Than Just Territorial: The 8th Circuit Establishment A Resourceful Precedent In Claiming Jurisdiction Over Denials To Compel Arbitration, Ashley Marshall
More Than Just Territorial: The 8th Circuit Establishment A Resourceful Precedent In Claiming Jurisdiction Over Denials To Compel Arbitration, Ashley Marshall
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This note argues that the Eighth Circuit's decision to claim jurisdiction in Industrial Wire Products, Inc. v. Costco Wholesale Corp. was practical and resourceful, as that court is better suited to decide matters of contract interpretation. The highly specialized Federal Circuit should devote its time and expertise to governing cases in particular areas of law, like patent litigation and administrative law. This note further argues that the Eighth Circuit preserved judicial resources and adhered to the parties' intentions in holding that the patent infringement claims were required to proceed through arbitration.
Rwandan Gacaca: An Experiment In Transitional Justice, Maya Goldstein Bolocan
Rwandan Gacaca: An Experiment In Transitional Justice, Maya Goldstein Bolocan
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This paper argues that shifting the emphasis from the retributive nature of Gacaca to its restorative potential may, in the long term, offer better perspectives of peace and reconciliation to a deeply wounded society. It also argues that, where Gacaca retains its retributive element, it should do so while trying to respect the human rights of those brought before it. Part II of this paper briefly discusses the dominant model of transitional justice, namely the prosecutorial approach of criminal trials, and its effectiveness vis-A-vis alternatives that emphasize the search for truth and reconciliation instead of retribution. Part III provides a …
Arbitrator's Jurisdiction To Determine Arbitrability Of Labor Disputes Under Public Sector Collective Bargaining Agreements: Is The Arbitrator's Jurisdiction To Decide Arbitrability In The First Instance The Worst Of Both Worlds - Mclaughlin V. Chester Upland School District, An, Brian D. Kennedy
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The general rule permitting pre-arbitration adjudication of arbitrability has been criticized as an invitation to forum-shopping and a "race to the courthouse," an unnecessary obstacle to expeditious resolution of labor disputes,6 and a bad faith attempt by one party (usually the employer) to breach a contractual commitment to arbitration.7 Overruling a number of its own precedents following this majority rule, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania recently held in McLaughlin v. Chester Upland School District that an arbitrator has the sole and exclusive jurisdiction in the first instance to decide the arbitrability of a labor dispute arising out of a public …
Injunctions Pending Arbitration: Do The Courts Really Have Jurisdiction, Elizabeth Phillips
Injunctions Pending Arbitration: Do The Courts Really Have Jurisdiction, Elizabeth Phillips
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The issue of injunctive relief pending arbitration stems from the language of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 5 which compels arbitration.16 The instant decision falls within the growing majority of cases holding that the issuance of an injunction to preserve the status quo pending arbitration fulfills the court's obligation under the FAA to enforce a valid agreement to arbitrate. 7
Curtailing The Arbitrator's Power: Valid Withholding Of Jurisdictionor Judicial Flaw, Kevin L. Wibbenmeyer
Curtailing The Arbitrator's Power: Valid Withholding Of Jurisdictionor Judicial Flaw, Kevin L. Wibbenmeyer
Journal of Dispute Resolution
With the movement toward alternative dispute resolution comes the issue of how much freedom arbitrators will be given before the courts will find the arbitrator's rulings to be beyond their jurisdiction. This Note will provide an understanding of the decision in Cobler v. Stanley, Barber, Southard, Brown & Associates, where the court limited the power of the arbitrator. 2 Further, this Note will explain how Cobler is inconsistent with California case law which suggests that great deference shall be given to the power of arbitrators.