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The Employment Law Decisions Of The October 2000 Term Of The Supreme Court: A Review And Analysis, Ann C. Hodges, Douglas D. Scherer

Scholarly Works

During the October 2000 Term, the Supreme Court delivered major setbacks for employees in Circuit City Stores, Inc. v. Adams,' which upheld mandatory and binding arbitration of federal and state employment discrimination claims through arbitration clauses forced upon employees as a condition of employment, and in Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama v. Garrett, which shielded state employers from federal court law suits brought under the Americans with Disabilities Act by victims of disability discrimination in employment. Employees escaped harm in Pollard v. E.I du Pont de Nemours & Co., in which the Court followed nearly unanimous circuit …

1977 Code Of Ethics For Arbitrators: An Outside Perspective, The Symposium: Ethics In A World Of Mandatory Arbitration, John D. Feerick

Faculty Scholarship

If ADR is to remain a vibrant part of the judicial landscape, it is essential that efforts further shape ethical standards and guidelines, as well as their practical connotations. The framers of the United States Constitution were very careful to establish a public justice system comprised of judges and juries operating within a framework of standards and protections designed to assure justice and fairness while simultaneously promoting public confidence. We should give similar care to developing processes through which we purportedly intend to accomplish similar objectives in resolving disputes and controversies. At the very least, the private nature of these …

Aha? Is Creativity Possible In Legal Problem Solving And Teachable In Legal Education?, Carrie Menkel-Meadow

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

This article continues and expands on my earlier project of seeking to describe how legal negotiation should be understood conceptually and undertaken behaviorally to produce better solutions to legal problems. As structured problem solving requires interests, needs and objectives identification, so too must creative solution seeking have its structure and elements in order to be effectively taught. Because research and teaching about creativity and how we think has expanded greatly since modern legal negotiation theory has been developed, it is now especially appropriate to examine how we might harness this new learning to how we might examine and teach legal …

Dispute Resolution In The Boundaryless Workplace, Katherine V.W. Stone

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

Since the Supreme Court's decision Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp. which compelled an employee to submit his age discrimination claim to arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), there has been a dramatic increase in the number of nonunion firms adopting arbitration systems. At the same time, there has been a flood of lawsuits challenging these employment systems, and a corresponding avalanche of judicial opinions addressing the legal issues left open in Gilmer – issues such as the problematic nature of consent in employment arbitration, the deficiencies in due process, and the applicability of the FAA to employment contracts. These …

The Young Cybersquatter’S Handbook: A Comparative Analysis Of The Icann Dispute, Kevin J. Heller

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

This article will examine how the UDRP and the ACPA are implemented to enjoin the use of trademarks and service marks as Internet domain names in the United States and throughout the world. Part I of this paper provides background information regarding ICANN and its role in Internet domain name governance and an analysis of the UDRP. Part II will discuss the background of the ACPA, how it has expanded prior trademark law, and how it is currently applied. Finally, Part III will discuss the pros and cons of the UDRP and the ACPA, with regard to jurisdictional issues and …

Addressing The “Redress”: A Discussion Of The Status Of The United States Postal Service’S Transformative Mediation Program

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

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Second Annual International Advocate For Peace Award, Honoring President William Jefferson Clinton, Spring 2001

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

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Symposium On Sports Law And Alternative Dispute Resolution

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

In this symposium, practitioners in the field of sports law discuss current and future uses of alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) processes in the sports industry. Panelists examine how ADR is frequently used to settle salary disputes and injury cases in professional football, baseball, basketball, hockey, and the Olympic games. Further, the practitioners compare the similarities of ADR procedures in each of the sports industries as well as highlight the differences.

Mandatory Dispute Resolution: New York's Recall On Welfare Recipients' Due Process Rights, Rachael Dehner

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

This Note will discuss the unconstitutionality of the MDR initiative. Part II will describe the implementation of MDR procedures currently in place. Part III will discuss the necessity of a protected interest in a due process analysis, how Goldberg defined the protected interest and how it has changed since the implementation of PRWORA. Part IV will explore due process and its relation to welfare benefits, focusing on Goldberg v. Kelly. It will also describe the fair hearing process and procedures. Part V will apply the due process analysis developed in Goldberg and Mathews to the MDR interview. Finally, Part VI …

Attempts To Solve The Udrp’S Trademark Holder Bias: A Problem That Remains Unsolved Despite The Introduction Of New Top Level Domain Names, Pamela Segal

Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution

Section I of this note will trace the history of the Internet as well as the development of ICANN and the UDRP. Section II will provide an in depth discussion of ICANN’s process in selecting the new top level domain names. Section III will furnish a general overview of ICANN’s Uniform Dispute Resolution Policy and its implications. Section IV will specifically examine the effects of the new TLD application process in light of the UDRP’s trademark holder bias. Finally, in Section V it is suggested that it is necessary to revise the UDRP through implementing one of the proposed solutions. …

The Institutionalization Of Mediation Developments In The Usa, Australia And Germany (In German), Nadja Alexander

Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law

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Foreign Law Year In Review: 2000, Roger P. Alford

Journal Articles

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Foreign Law Year In Review: 2001, Roger P. Alford

Journal Articles

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International Legal Developments In Review: 2000, Roger P. Alford

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Federal Preemption And Vacatur: The Bookend Issues Under The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Stephen L. Hayford

Journal of Dispute Resolution

As one of the two Academic Advisors to the Drafting Committee appointed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws ("NCCUSL") to revise the Uniform Arbitration Act, I was assigned primary responsibility for the two most important issues pertinent to the Drafting Committee's framing of the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act ("RUAA"). The first-the issue of federal preemption-set the baseline for the scope and character of the RUAA by defining for the Drafting Committee the areas of the substantive law of arbitration in which the states are free to regulate, the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") notwithstanding. The second-the issue …

Class Action Vs. Arbitration: Does Tila Support Class Actions In Arbitration Where Statutory Rights Are Concerned - Johnson V. West Suburban Bank, Christina S. Lewis

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Johnson v. West Suburban Bank is an important case in American jurisprudence because it combines several United States Supreme Court cases to establish a test for whether arbitration provisions relating to statutory rights should be upheld when they essentially preclude class actions. This Casenote will examine the progression the courts have taken and Johnson's subsequent test. Finally, an evaluation of this test will follow.

Mandatory Arbitration Of An Employee's Statutory Rights: Still A Controversial Issue Or Are We Beating The Proverbial Dead Horse - Penn V. Ryan's Family Steakhouse, Inc., Andrea L. Myers

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Since the early 1980s, the Supreme Court has espoused a strong preference for arbitration in the employment setting. Despite this general preference, the Supreme Court has never clearly stated that mandatory arbitration of statutory rights is always reasonable. This omission has led to much controversy about whether this preference permits the mandatory arbitration of all statutory rights or only those that are amenable to arbitration as defined by the Supreme Court.

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Revised Uniform Arbitration Act: Modernizing, Revising, And Clarifying Arbitration Law, The, Timothy J. Heinsz

Journal of Dispute Resolution

From the outset of the Drafting Committee's deliberations, two issues came to the fore: federal preemption and adhesion contracts.23 The complexity of both matters presented substantial challenges to the Drafting Committee. The Drafting Committee needed to reach early agreement on an approach to preemption and adhesion, which affect so many areas covered by state arbitration law

Paying The Price Of Process: Judicial Regulation Of Consumer Arbitration Agreements, Stephen J. Ware

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Arbitration clauses now appear in many of the form contracts through which consumers obtain goods, services and credit.' Why do so many businesses that deal with consumers choose arbitration? Relative to litigation, arbitration provides opportunities for a business to save on its dispute-resolution costs. If arbitration does, in fact, lower these costs then arbitration lowers the prices (and interest rates) consumers pay because competition forces businesses to pass their cost-savings on to consumers.

To Litigate Or Arbitrate - No Matter - The Credit Card Industry Is Deciding For You, Johanna Harrington

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This Comment posits that consumers lose their legal protections in the credit industry when arbitration policies are favored over consumer credit protection policies. Part II will examine the language of credit card arbitration clauses including a discussion of the circumstances under which a credit card holder might bring a claim. Part III will discuss barriers to challenging the arbitration provisions. Part IV will summarize how the courts have addressed mandatory arbitration clauses in credit cards. Part V will examine traditional consumer credit protection laws, specifically whether the Truth-in-Lending Act is able to protect consumers from mandatory arbitration clauses. Finally, Part …

Clarifying The Intent Of Congress: Are The Federal Arbitration Act's Venue Provisions Permissive Or Mandatory - Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. V. Bill Harbert Construction Co., Darynne L. O'Neal

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Some circuits have taken the position that the venue provisions are mandatory, thus limiting venue for motions to confirm, vacate, or modify arbitration awards to the district where the award was made. Other circuits, however, have adopted the contrary position that the venue provisions are permissive, allowing such motions to be brought either in the district where the arbitration award was made or in any district that is proper under the general venue statute. This Casenote explores the split among the circuits on the nature of the FAA's venue provisions. Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. v. Bill Harbert Construction Co. addressed …

Read The Fine Print - Alabama Supreme Court Rules That Binding Arbitration Provisions In Written Warranties Are Okay - Southern Energy Homes, Inc. V. Ard, Garrett S. Taylor

Journal of Dispute Resolution

When a consumer purchases an item that includes a warranty, they generally do not read the warranty, and a consumer expects that they will have a right to a judicial forum should the warranty come into play. However, courts have recently faced the issue of whether or not binding arbitration provisions in written warranties preclude the consumer from appearing in a courtroom. The Supreme Court of Alabama, in Southern Energy Homes, Inc. v. Ard, held that inclusion of binding arbitration provisions in written warranties is acceptable, despite the intent of the MagnusonMoss Act.'

Prior Issue Index To Volumes 1990-2000

Journal of Dispute Resolution

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Prior Issue Index To Volumes 1990-2000

Journal of Dispute Resolution

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Table Of Leading Articles-Authors Prior Issue Index To Volumes 1990-2000

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Table Of Leading Comments-Authors Prior Issue Index To Volumes 1990-2000

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Student Projects Prior Issue Index To Volumes 1990-2000

Journal of Dispute Resolution

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