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Reconsidering The Employment Contract Exclusion In Section 1 Of The Federal Arbitration Act: Correcting The Judiciary's Failure Of Statutory Vision, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Reconsidering The Employment Contract Exclusion In Section 1 Of The Federal Arbitration Act: Correcting The Judiciary's Failure Of Statutory Vision, Jeffrey W. Stempel
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The clouded case law of Section l's employment contract exception presents an opportunity to improve the fairness and function of the Arbitration Act, an opportunity the bench has failed to grasp for nearly a half-century. Part II of this article reviews the case law surrounding the judicial construction of what constitutes a "class of workers engaged in interstate commerce," with courts generally holding that the employment contract exception affects only workers directly involved in interstate movement of objects. This view fails to further the overall goals of the Act and undermines the judicial goal of fairness. Recently, the Supreme Court …
Privileged Communication Extended To The Corporate Ombudsman-Employee Relationship Via Federal Rule Of Evidence 501, Kevin L. Wibbenmeyer
Privileged Communication Extended To The Corporate Ombudsman-Employee Relationship Via Federal Rule Of Evidence 501, Kevin L. Wibbenmeyer
Journal of Dispute Resolution
While there is no universally accepted definition of a corporate ombudsman, many companies view a corporate ombudsman as a neutral manager within a corporation, who may provide informal assistance to both managers and employees in resolving work-related concerns and whose office is located outside of the management structure.2 Serious interest in utilizing a corporate ombudsman did not take a firm hold in the corporate arena until the 1900's.3 Reasons for increased interest in the corporate ombudsman include: an increasingly welleducated employee pool, changing laws and statutes, and stresses associated with huge increases in government contracting.4 Kientzy v. McDonnell Douglas Corp. …
Enforcement Of State Annexed-Arbitration Rules In Federal Courts With Diversity Jurisdiction: Towey V. Catling, John S. Mackey
Enforcement Of State Annexed-Arbitration Rules In Federal Courts With Diversity Jurisdiction: Towey V. Catling, John S. Mackey
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Both state and federal court systems are swamped with litigants. This fact is so widely recognized, repeating it almost seems unnecessary. Courts experiment with a variety of approaches just to pump some of this litigious bilge into alternative forums for resolution. The state of Hawaii sought to lighten its overburdened docket with a Court Annexed Arbitration Program.2 It provides for mandatory submission of certain tort claims to arbitration.' It is non-binding and either party may obtain a trial de novo at its conclusion.4 However, to do so is not without risk. Pursuit of a trial de novo gambles not only …
Arbitration Allocates Costs Of Hazardous Waste Cleanup Claim Under Superfund, Nancy P. O'Brien
Arbitration Allocates Costs Of Hazardous Waste Cleanup Claim Under Superfund, Nancy P. O'Brien
Journal of Dispute Resolution
With the growth in volume and complexity of environmental enforcement cases, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has assumed increasing importance in the allocation of costs among liable parties. At the same time, the growth is less than might be expected because of obstacles in both the governmental and private sectors. This dichotomy is especially evident in cases involving pollution from hazardous wastes. 4
Confidentiality In Mediation: Status And Implications, Kent L. Brown
Confidentiality In Mediation: Status And Implications, Kent L. Brown
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Mediation is becoming an increasingly popular alternative to formal adjudication. Large mediation programs handling huge numbers of both civil and criminal cases have sprung up in several of the largest cities in the nation. In Tulsa, Oklahoma, when the police write a citation, they often write "mediation" in place of a dollar amount.' The mediation program in Columbus, Ohio, handled over 9,000 cases in a one year period.2 Of those 9,000 cases, 500 ultimately resulted in criminal charges, 3 and twelve resulted in one of the disputants murdering the other.4
Avoiding Farm Foreclosure Through Mediation Of Agricultural Loan Disputes: An Overview Of State And Federal Legislation, Donna L. Malter
Avoiding Farm Foreclosure Through Mediation Of Agricultural Loan Disputes: An Overview Of State And Federal Legislation, Donna L. Malter
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The use of credit played a major role in the growth of agricultural productivity in the United States.' In recent years, however, the financial distress faced by farmers resulted in a record number of farm foreclosures and bank closures in agricultural states. 2 Farm losses are concentrated in the mid-size farms, indicating that the owner-operated farm has been hit the hardest.3 The attendant social and economic turmoil faced by families and communities dependant on agriculture focused attention on the responsibility of federal and state government in preventing further losses within the families and communities that comprise the agricultural sector.
Right To Sue Vs. The Agreement To Arbitrate: The Dilemma In Title Vii Cases, The, Jennifer A. Clifton
Right To Sue Vs. The Agreement To Arbitrate: The Dilemma In Title Vii Cases, The, Jennifer A. Clifton
Journal of Dispute Resolution
In enacting Title VII, Congress specifically gave employees who are victims of discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin the opportunity for judicial redress through the federal courts.2 In Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.,3 the Supreme Court held that a Title VII suit could be maintained despite a clause in an employment contract providing for the arbitration of all employment disputes. After Alexander, two federal circuit courts followed the Supreme Court's ruling.4 However, a recent trio of Supreme Court decisions favoring contractual agreements for the arbitration of several statutorily-founded claims5 cast doubt upon the continued applicability of Alexander …
Feminist Theory, Professional Ethics, And Gender-Related Distinctions In Attorney Negotiating Styles, Lloyd Burton, Larry Farmer, Elizabeth D. Gee, Lorie Johnson
Feminist Theory, Professional Ethics, And Gender-Related Distinctions In Attorney Negotiating Styles, Lloyd Burton, Larry Farmer, Elizabeth D. Gee, Lorie Johnson
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Historically, law has been a male-dominated profession; only recently has it become possible to consider the woman's experience and perspective with respect to law practice generally and negotiation practice in particular. This paper addresses two gender-related issues: first, are there identifiable gender-related distinctions in the negotiating behavior of attorneys? Second, if there are discoverable differences, are they attributable to ethical perspectives linked to gender? In addressing these questions, this article begins by reviewing the literature on feminist theory, moral development, and negotiation theory. These themes are tied together in a review of the small but growing literature on negotiation ethics. …
Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Scott Blair, Amy Brice, Robert Carroll, Chuck Hatfield
Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Scott Blair, Amy Brice, Robert Carroll, Chuck Hatfield
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Since 1983, this annual Article 2 has been prepared to provide a survey of recent developments in the case law interpreting and applying the various state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act3. The purpose is to promote uniformity in the interpretation of the U.A.A. by developing and explaining the underlying principles and rationales courts have applied in recent cases.
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
Struggle Over Consolidation Of Arbitration Proceedings Continues: The Eighth Circuit Chooses Sides, The, Scott E. Blair
Struggle Over Consolidation Of Arbitration Proceedings Continues: The Eighth Circuit Chooses Sides, The, Scott E. Blair
Journal of Dispute Resolution
In response to rising litigation costs and overburdened court dockets, parties are realizing the opportunity to resolve disputes more efficiently through the use of arbitration. 2 To ensure access to arbitration, parties are including provisions in contracts requiring arbitration of future disputes.3 Courts enforce these agreements pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 4 originally adopted by Congress in 1925, which officially acknowledged the validity of private agreements to arbitrate.5 As a result, courts are faced with procedural issues, such as consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings, in their attempt to enforce the contracts in accordance with the parties' agreement. 6 …
Statutory Claims Under Erisa: Is Arbitration The Appropriate Forum, Amy L. Brice
Statutory Claims Under Erisa: Is Arbitration The Appropriate Forum, Amy L. Brice
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) 2 provides a regulatory scheme for the myriad of employee benefit plans that affect so many workers and their families today. 3 One ERISA issue is whether claims under the Act may be arbitrated or if they must be heard in a judicial forum. The Supreme Court has not yet spoken on this issue, but the district court in Southside Internists Group PC Money Purchase Pension Plan v. Janus Capital Corp. relied on the Supreme Court's determinations of arbitrability in various other cases 4 to conclude that ERISA claims may be …
Is Settlement Conditioned On Vacatur An Option - Should It Be, Elizabeth L. Anstaett
Is Settlement Conditioned On Vacatur An Option - Should It Be, Elizabeth L. Anstaett
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Currently, whether a court grants or denies a motion to vacate resulting from settlement depends more on the particular court in which the request is made, than on the facts of the case and the effect of vacatur. Courts not permitting vacatur have expressed the fear that parties sensing they are going to lose will "buy their way out of an unfavorable precedent often at the relatively cheap price asked by the single opponent they face in that appeal."1 Other courts routinely grant requests for vacatur. Settlements conditioned on the court's granting vacatur, and thereby avoiding precedent or issue preclusion, …
Your Forum Or Mine - Where To Arbitrate Investor-Broker Securities Claims, Christopher J. Moeller
Your Forum Or Mine - Where To Arbitrate Investor-Broker Securities Claims, Christopher J. Moeller
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This Comment will discuss the present forums available for customer-broker arbitration disputes, the problems arising in the current system, what changes in the present system may help resolve these problems, and the desirability of creating a new forum to handle all securities arbitrations between customers and brokers. This Comment will not challenge the desirability of arbitrating customer-broker disputes in general. Indeed, many scholars and commentators argue that arbitration is beneficial to both the customer and the broker because it provides a more efficient and less expensive means of settling disputes than litigation. However, for arbitration to effectively handle customer grievances, …
Promise And Problems In Divorce Mediation, Steven T. Knuppel
Promise And Problems In Divorce Mediation, Steven T. Knuppel
Journal of Dispute Resolution
In the past two decades, mediation in general has gained increasing acceptance in the legal community.' "[T]he search for alternative methods of resolving disputes has burgeoned to 'a movement'."2 In the divorce context, particularly, mediation has been seen by some as a more suitable process than the adversary system. 3 Proponents of mediation assert that the adversary system involves debilitating expense, frustrating delay, 4 and fails to address the emotional needs of the parties.5 Adversarial tactics often aggravate rather than resolve spousal differences, 6 though an amicable settlement might be in the best interests of both parties, especially when there …
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.
Elizabeth Dutson Gee - 1945-1991, Lloyd Burton, Gerald Williams
Elizabeth Dutson Gee - 1945-1991, Lloyd Burton, Gerald Williams
Journal of Dispute Resolution
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Out With The Old, In With The New: The Mini-Trial Is The New Wave In Resolving International Disputes, Mark D. Calvert
Out With The Old, In With The New: The Mini-Trial Is The New Wave In Resolving International Disputes, Mark D. Calvert
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Historically, merchants used arbitration to settle commercial disputes among themselves.1 However, the early American courts viewed arbitration unfavorably, often refusing to acknowledge its validity. 2 During the 1970's, however, the courts' attitude toward arbitration shifted. The United States Supreme Court decision, The Breman v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.,3 ushered in an era of growing acceptance toward arbitration agreements. The change in the Court's attitude has allowed businesses to provide for arbitration agreements in their contracts without fearing that their desire to avoid litigation would be thwarted
Valuation Of Cases For Settlement: Theory And Practice, Peter Toll Hoffman
Valuation Of Cases For Settlement: Theory And Practice, Peter Toll Hoffman
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Trial lawyers frequently talk about the value of their cases when they are counseling clients' negotiating with opposing counsel, or conversing with their fellow attorneys. The term "value" may have several definitions when referring to cases, but most attorneys intend it to mean the amount at which they expect a case to settle. However, despite the frequency with which they speak of value, the subject remains cloaked with a miasma of lawyer folklore.
Summary Jury Trial: Who Will Speak For The Jurors, The, Charles W. Hatfield
Summary Jury Trial: Who Will Speak For The Jurors, The, Charles W. Hatfield
Journal of Dispute Resolution
Since its inception in 1980, the summary jury trial has received much attention in the scholarly journals and the courts. Most of the arguments and litigation center around the impact of the summary jury trial on the parties or their lawyers. One issue which has gone almost untouched is the authority of the courts to empanel the advisory jury; the backbone of the entire procedure. In Hume v. M,& C Management,2 the court addressed its authority to require citizens to serve as jurors in this alternative method of dispute resolution.
Quasi-Judicial Immunity: The Arbitrator's Shield Or Sword, Robert M. Carroll
Quasi-Judicial Immunity: The Arbitrator's Shield Or Sword, Robert M. Carroll
Journal of Dispute Resolution
With the rising number of divorces in today's society 2 and with the national emphasis to resolve child custody disputes through alternative forms of dispute resolution,3 the ability to hold arbitrators accountable for their actions within settlement conferences is becoming a prevalent issue. Arbitrators and mediators, commonly outside of the court's supervision, are now determining the best interests of the child, a role traditionally reserved to the courts.4 This increase of out-of-court settlements creates a need for certain standards which hold these quasi-judicial officers responsible for their decisions and liable for their actions. The court in Howard v. Drapkin addressed …
Book Review , Timothy J. Heinsz
Book Review , Timothy J. Heinsz
Journal of Dispute Resolution
As the use of arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism continues to increase not only in the area of labor relations but also in other fields as well, the authority of arbitrators to issue remedies has likewise become a more important topic. The breadth of this power was established early on in labor-management arbitrations in the Steelworkers Trilogy.1 There the Supreme Court concluded that by entering into an arbitration agreement, a company and union could commission the arbitrator to bring an informed judgment to bear in reaching a fair resolution. The Court stated: "This is especially true when it comes …