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Post date: Posted on: June 27, 2013

Relatively unnoticed amidst more publicly-awaited rulings, the Supreme Court held that arbitration clauses in contracts which restrict or eliminate a party's right to seek class treatment will be strictly enforced under the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq

Tags: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appeals, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure
Post date: Posted on: June 7, 2013

When litigants wish to settle their dispute among themselves, even while they are on their way to appear before the Prætor, they shall have the right to make peace; and whatever agreement they enter into, it shall be considered just, and shall be confirmed.

Tags: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Comparative Law, Courts, Legal History
Post date: Posted on: May 24, 2013

Part 1 of this series, "Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution," can be found here.

Tags: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation
Post date: Posted on: May 21, 2013

For with law shall our land be built up and settled, and with lawlessness wasted and spoiled.

Tags: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Commercial Litigation, Legal History, Real Estate / Real Property, Torts
Post date: Posted on: May 10, 2013

In the past, contract negotiations were typically part of a deliberative—if not formal—process, whether that process was carried out in-person, over the phone, by exchange of letters, or any combination of these types of communication.  But those days are long gone.  E-mail reigns supreme as the

Tags: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure, Contracts
Post date: Posted on: April 16, 2013

The term “ADR” stands for “alternative dispute resolution.”  The term ADR, when used in reference to a pending civil lawsuit, refers to the resolution of the lawsuit by means other than having a judge or jury decide the ultimate issues.  ADR can be as informal as negotiations between the parties

Tags: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Civil Litigation / Civil Procedure

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