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Arbitration Of Patent Disputes: An Important Option In The Age Of Information Technology, Karl P. Kilb

Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal

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Wrongful Discharge: Litigation Or Arbitration, Terry A. Bethel

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Throughout the country, courts are scrambling to fill the void left by the rapid disappearance of the employment-at-will doctrine. As recently as twenty years ago, most courts accepted without question the adage that employers were free to terminate employees for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at alL1 If motivated to explain this rule, the most frequent defense was that employees enjoyed comparable freedom. They, too, could abandon the relationship for whatever reason they desired.

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Dan Coughlin, Laura Kintz, John Moore, Melissa Morrow

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This annual Article2 has been prepared since 1983 as a survey of recent developments in the case law interpreting and analyzing various versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act (U.A.A.). 3 Currently, thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have adopted arbitration statutes patterned after the U.A.N 4 The purpose of this analysis is to promote uniformity in interpreting the U.A.A. by explaining the underlying policies and rationales that have developed from recent court decisions.

The Courts And Legislature Begin To Adopt Adr Methods To Deal With Growing Number Of Employment Discrimination Claims, Cheryl Blackwell Bryson, Anurag Gulati

Northern Illinois University Law Review

With the increasing trend in the use of ADR methods to resolve disputes, this article focuses on the Supreme Court and the legislature's growing acceptance of ADR and the manner in which arbitration and mediation can be used in the employment discrimination area. The author outlines the historical use of arbitration in resolving disputes under collective bargaining agreements and analyzes whether that can serve as a model for arbitration of individual employment discrimination claims. The Supreme Court's growing endorsements of binding arbitration of statutory claims is discussed, and the author concludes with a call for a more active governmental stance …

Caesar Would Have Arbitrated, Hugh D. Spitzer

Articles

With the recent increase in mandatory arbitration for small civil disputes and voluntary arbitration for much larger cases, it is easy to suppose that dispute resolution by someone other than a government- appointed judge is a novel, imaginative creation of the modern legal system.

But for the Romans who lived in Julius Caesar's time, indeed from several hundred years B.C. to at least 300 A.D., most civil matters never went to an official "judge." Instead, almost all such disputes were resolved by a lay arbitrator under a remarkably flexible and enduring system of civil procedure that worked as effectively as …

New Paradigm, Normal Science, Or Crumbling Construct? Trends In Adjudicatory Procedure And Litigation Reform, Jeffrey W. Stempel

Scholarly Works

One aspect of a possible new era is the increasing ad hoc activity of various interest groups, including the bench and the organized bar, primarily pursued through official organizations such as the Judicial Conference, the Federal Judicial Center, the American Bar Association (“ABA”), and the American Law Institute. Traditionally, of course, judges and lawyers have lobbied Congress and state legislatures for litigation change, as demonstrated by the saga of the Rules Enabling Act (“Enabling Act” or “Act”). But, the legal profession's more recent “political” activity regarding litigation reform differs from the traditional model in several ways. First, the participation of …

The Arbitration Of Private Commercial Disputes Between Residents Of Texas And Mexico., Wayne I. Fagan, Carlos Gabuardi Arreola

St. Mary's Law Journal

This paper evaluates whether the Texas International Arbitration Act (TIAA) will be a helpful addition to the laws governing arbitration of private commercial disputes between residents of Texas and Mexico. Owing to differences among cultures, languages, and legal systems, attorneys in the United States and in Mexico are turning to binding arbitration for the resolution of international disputes. Texas enacted an International Arbitration Act in 1989 to foster expanded international trade and facilitate resolution of international commercial disputes through conciliation and arbitration. Proponents of international arbitration argue it is the method of choice for resolution of private commercial disputes due …

Revisiting Standards Of Review In Civil Appeals., W. Wendell Hall

St. Mary's Law Journal

Applying and defining the accurate standard of review determines how likely an appeal will be successful. While the proper standard of review may be easy to identify, applying the standard of review to a case is often problematic. The standards define the interactions between trial and appellate courts by distributing the power of review throughout the judicial branch. The standards of review also limit a court’s authority to determine an error by a trial court, and whether the error warrants reversal. The standard sets the requirements of substantive law and provides a means for appellate judges to weigh arguments. This …

International Trade Law And The Arbitration Of Administrative Law Matters: Farrel V. U.S. International Trade Commission, Ronald A. Brand

Articles

With support from the executive branch, Congress, and the courts, arbitration has become an increasingly popular method of international dispute resolution. While agreements to arbitrate traditionally were frowned upon, particularly when the dispute involved certain “public law” or “statutory” matters, the situation has changed dramatically in the past few decades. United States courts now routinely order arbitration of disputes implicating important policy issues in securities, antitrust, Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (“RICO”), and employment law matters. By the end of the 1980’s, the presence of a public or “statutory” issue seemed no longer to be a distinguishing factor; arbitration, when …

Arbitration - Sure, But Only On Our Terms: Escape Clauses In Uninsured Motorist Policies - Schaefer V. Allstate Ins. Co., Steven R. Leppard

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Historically, the insurance industry has widely used arbitration to resolve disputes.2 Insurance companies have increasingly included "escape clauses" in their policies.' These clauses allow an insurance company to ignore an arbitrator's award and have a claim directly heard in a trial court if the award exceeds a pre-determined amount.' The Ohio Supreme Court in Schaefer v. Allstate Insurance Co. addressed this issue and decided that the escape clause was unenforceable due to public policy.'

Efficient Injustice: The Demise Of Teh Substantial Injustice Exception To Arbitral Finality - Moncharsh V. Heily & (And) Blase, Michael J. Smith

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Judicial review of an arbitrator's decision has been a point of much controversy and discussion among jurisdictions. Many state legislatures have enacted arbitration statutes that list the grounds for review of an arbitrator's decision. However, over time, the courts have also developed some common law grounds for judicial review. Conflict often arose when a state's statute did not provide for review on the same grounds as common law. This Note examines how the California Supreme Court dealt with the difference in the statutory and common law grounds for judicial review of an arbitrator's decision.