February 2010

February 6, 2010 in Uncategorized

Loree Forum: First Circuit Considers Whether an Arbitration Clause is Mandatory or Optional – http://tinyurl.com/yc5szob

Disputing: Texas Doctor Proposes Physician-Led Solution to Cut Health Care Costs – http://tinyurl.com/yaznml4

ADR Prof Blog: Cablevision agrees to binding arbitration with Walt Disney Co. in dispute over subscription fees – http://tinyurl.com/yck78g3

Wealth Mediation Blog: Wills, Families and Children: An Ounce of Prevention – http://tinyurl.com/ybz6qra

ADR Prof Blog: Mnookin on NPR’s “All Things Considered” – http://tinyurl.com/ycoy99b

Disputing: U.S. Arbitration and Mediation Legislative Update – http://tinyurl.com/yb3nfjr

Psychology Today: What friends know about you that you don’t; When it comes to your personality, you should know? http://short.to/18emf

The Frontal Cortex: Musical Predictions, Redux http://short.to/17i9l

Psychology Today: Personality Differences Between Dog and Cat Owners: Dog versus cat owners differ in personality. http://is.gd/8GfFW

PsyBlog: Can You Trust a Facebook Profile? http://short.to/17wnm

PGP Mediation: EMBODIED COGNITION http://is.gd/8ZDTs (studies how the brain’s abstract thoughts are manifested in body movements)

ADR Prof Blog: Who gets to Decide Unconscionability? http://www.indisputably.org/?p=1033 – http://tinyurl.com/yd34

ABA Journal: Are Ghostwritten Legal Blogs Unethical? http://is.gd/956×6

ABA Journal: For $450 a Month, Bloomberg’s New Legal Research Service Still Has Rough Edges http://short.to/18n1j

Mediate.com: The Top 10 Tips on Managing Conflict, Emotional Tension and Anger http://is.gd/927Dh

ABA Journal: Judge’s Latest E-Discovery Ruling Is ‘Wake-up Call to Litigants’ http://bit.ly/cDE9tu

Neuromarketing: Flattery Will Get You Somewhere http://short.to/17wnx

ABA Journal: Judge’s Latest E-Discovery Ruling Is ‘Wake-up Call to Litigants’ – http://tinyurl.com/y87s9qe

ABA Journal: Judge’s Latest E-Discovery Ruling Is ‘Wake-up Call to Litigants’ http://bit.ly/cDE9tu – http://tinyurl.com/yay9o4c

Florida Arbitration Law: Colorado Supreme Court Upholds Nursing Home Arbitration http://bit.ly/a5TO8g

Mediate.com: Killing Mediation: The Specialized, Professionalized And Neutralized Mediator http://bit.ly/8Z8u1J

Chicago IP Litigation Blog: Juries Get it Right — 80% of the Time http://bit.ly/9iTxWc

Claims Magazine: Claim Rep Pet Peeves http://short.to/18n09 (hat tip to Alec Wisner)

ABA Journal: Despite Decreased Revenue at Some Law Firms in 2009, Sunnier Year May Be Ahead http://bit.ly/aA4GIs

Smooth Transitions: Greatest Hits from Depositions http://bit.ly/cavcN7 (truth better than fiction?)

The Frontal Cortex: Creative Youth http://short.to/18ert (encultured, weighted down with conventional wisdom, rebel against the status quo)

Psychology Today: Brain Cosmetics and Herculean Memory: Does a big brain make you smart? http://bit.ly/8YjONE

Mediate.com: Preparing For Your Mediation http://short.to/18jtg

ADR Prof Blog: Letting the Arbitrator Decide Unconscionability http://bit.ly/a2zhKe

Healthcare Neutral ADR Blog: Will Healthcare Providers “Game” Quality Measures? http://bit.ly/dD8uf6

ABA Journal: Supreme Court Adopts Headquarters Test, Hampering Forum-Shopping Plaintiffs http://short.to/18yyr

Disputing: Applying Conflict Resolution Skills in Health Care PART II: Separate the People from the Problem http://is.gd/8W4y5

Commercial ADR: The View of American Mediation “Styles” from Down Under http://short.to/18eui

Computational Legal Studies™: What’s Next? Judging Sequences of Binary Events [HT Paul Kedrosky] http://short.to/18es7

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog: LIfe Insurance and ERISA Plan Benefits After a Divorce http://short.to/18ff7

SECLaw.com: Continued Pursuit of New Defendants for Lehman Losses http://bit.ly/9IR5Cv

Robert Half Legal: Lawyers Cite Bankruptcy, Litigation as Key Areas for Continued Growth http://short.to/18fgv

Mass Tort Litigation Blog: Process, People, Power and Policy: Empirical Studies of Civil Procedure and Courts http://is.gd/8GoMH

The Frontal Cortex: The Blue Brain http://is.gd/8xpqu (many models out there, but this is the only one that’s totally biologically accurate

The Frontal Cortex: Loss Aversion http://is.gd/8xnIY (In this investing situation, being numb to their emotions was a crucial advantage.)

Empirical Legal Studies: Modeling Judicial Dissents http://bit.ly/brHwgA

Galima Group: Don’t focus on the money http://bit.ly/agAA9C (create value by prioritizing and trading off low for high priority issues)

Smooth Transitions: Breaking Down Legal Jargon on Texas Non-Competes http://short.to/17xgl

Goldstein Litigation & Arbitration Chambers: Preclusive Effect of Prior Award is Arbitrable Issue http://is.gd/8x7mY

Mediation Matters: Mediation Follow Up: What, Why and How http://bit.ly/9gUz4G

The Frontal Cortex: Cartesian Metaphors http://bit.ly/cFG5yJ

Disputing: When Not To Negotiate: My Tree, My Neighbor’s House http://short.to/17xab

Loree: Stolt-Nielsen Analysis, Part V: Should Class or Consolidated Arbitration be Imposed if the Contract is Silent? http://bit.ly/aP2kuo

PrawfsBlawg: Allocating power between courts and arbitrators – and why scholars of federal courts should care http://short.to/18fw7

Empirical Legal Studies: Why Judges Do What They Do http://short.to/17iae

Journal of Empirical Legal Studies: Why ADR Programs Aren’t More Appealing: An Empirical Perspective http://is.gd/8W3Ej

Healthcare Neutral ADRBlog: Arbitration Opt-Out Provisions Look Like Good Medicine http://is.gd/8FVfE

Disputing: ABA Section of Intellectual Property | Complex Patent Suits: The Use of Special Masters for Claim Construction http://is.gd/8FS69

Cross Collaborate: Consensus Building and the Unshakable Rightness of Belief http://short.to/17wnk

The Frontal Cortex: Facebook Friends http://is.gd/8xkUJ (Cro-Magnon ancestors knew how it feels to be surrounded by chatter of other people)

Richard A. Posner: The Economic Consequences of Emotion http://bit.ly/cqb9gc

Predictably Irrational: My Take on the NY Times Pay Wall http://short.to/17i9p

Family Law Prof Blog: Ratner: “But from Where Will the Money Come? Community Property Liability for Child Support” http://is.gd/8xh7o

Family Law Prof Blog: Marrying Young as the #1 Predictor of Divorce? http://short.to/17wnh

Commercial ADR: Should We Hire an Attorney to Settle a Property Line Dispute? http://short.to/17wj5

Goldstein Litigation & Arbitration Chambers: The Court of Arbitration for Sport: An Olympic Viewer’s Guide http://short.to/17xao

idealawg: Is LEGO® dispute resolution the next step for conflict professionals? http://is.gd/8xfjv (Clint Swindall doing this 10 years ago)

Loree Forum: SCOTUS Oral Argument in Jackson v. Rent-a-Center West, Inc. Set for April 26, 2010 http://bit.ly/95tj7V

The Frontal Cortex: The Isolated Mind http://bit.ly/daEZDh (no mind is an island; our neurons depend on the neurons of others)

Mediation Matters: News About Medicare Lawsuit For Recovery of Medical Expenses http://bit.ly/93MvQd

Settlement Perspectives: In Mediation, Who Gets To Say “We’re Done”? http://short.to/17gp2

Mediation Strategies: UNDERSTANDING YOUR DOWNSIDE RISK http://is.gd/8xenn

ADR Prof Blog: The Best Blog Post About Puffing Ever http://bit.ly/cgunPd (puffery is self-aggrandizing speech for promotional purposes)

Healthcare Neutral ADR Blog: Healthcare Self-Disclosure – “I’m Sorry” Revisited http://is.gd/8xcDV

The Strategic Mediator: Language as a Tool of Conflict Resolution: The problem of familiar address http://is.gd/8x8nH

Commercial ADR: Heads’ Up California Homeowners: If the Subdivision is Defective: Sue the Subcontractors Too! http://bit.ly/aUuBH3

Disputing: Ten Hallmarks of Effective International Arbitration Agreements http://short.to/179bj

AAA: ADR Strategies That Save Time and Money http://is.gd/8AsoJ (expert faculty address DR strategies that work throughout conflict)

Financial Times: Toyota hit by multiple lawsuits http://short.to/17kfb

ADR Prof Blog: Harvard Negotiation Law Review Symposium – The Negotiation Within http://short.to/167v8

Mediation Matters: With Bad Economy Jurors Get Hostile http://is.gd/8x5Ek

Texas Lawyer: Plaintiffs in Case Pending More Than Four Years at Texas Supreme Court Sue Justices Over Delay http://short.to/17fyf

The Settlement Channel: Speaking of Settlements, MetLife structured attorney fees updated http://bit.ly/dtM5TA

Texas Collaborative Law Blog: What Happens to the Family Business? http://is.gd/7O8l2

Disputing: Applying Conflict Resolution Skills in Health Care PART I: Principled Negotiation Method http://bit.ly/auf3b6

Fordham Symposium (Michael Moffitt): THREE THINGS TO BE AGAINST (“SETTLEMENT” NOT INCLUDED) http://short.to/178rn

Fordham Symposium (Kenneth R. Feinberg): REEXAMINING THE ARGUMENTS IN OWEN M. FISS, AGAINST SETTLEMENT http://is.gd/8oEkm

LA Times: Kenneth Starr leaving Pepperdine Law School to become Baylor president http://is.gd/8slPl

Fordham Symposium (Samuel Issacharoff & Robert H. Klonoff): THE PUBLIC VALUE OF SETTLEMENT http://is.gd/8oF3Z

Fordham Symposium (Amy J. Cohen): REVISITING AGAINST SETTLEMENT: SOME REFLECTIONS ON DISPUTE RESOLUTION & PUBLIC VALUES http://bit.ly/djYivm

Fordham Symposium (Owen M. Fiss): THE HISTORY OF AN IDEA http://short.to/178rk

Fordham Symposium: SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT THE ECONOMICS OF SETTLEMENT http://short.to/179av (assumption of rational, wealth-maximizing action)

ADR Prof Blog: Fordham Law Review symposium issue on Against Settlement by then Yale Dean Owen Fiss http://is.gd/8oD9O

Cross Collaborate: Consensus Building: Changing Minds to Reach Agreement http://short.to/168c6

Disputing: Free Podcast | How To Work With E-Mediation and Special Masters in E-Discovery Cases http://short.to/167va

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog: Destroyed Community Property, Insurers’ Duty to Indemnify Innocent Spouses http://short.to/157ek

Dallas Divorce Law Blog: How to get the property you want and help keep costs down http://short.to/167×1

ABA Dispute Resolution Section: Join us for the Largest ADR Conference in the World! April 8-10 in San Francisco http://is.gd/8bEYk

Dallas Divorce Law Blog: Can the Divorce Judge Make Me Turn Over My Business’ Cash to My Spouse? http://is.gd/7O996

idealawg: Embodied cognition: Your body’s processing (Be careful about what you and your body hear) http://bit.ly/9HOf82

Child Psychology Research Blog: Mozart Effect: The effect of music on premature babies http://is.gd/7lXWd

ADR Prof Blog: Mediation, Texas Tech & Mike Leach http://bit.ly/dp7AUn

ADR Blogs: Competition not Conflict http://is.gd/7lSis

Texas Lawyer Blog: Starting their engines in Toyota litigation http://bit.ly/aLxk3T

Disputing: Employment Arbitration: Issues Implementing the ‘Franken Amendment’ http://short.to/168a3

Mass Tort Litigation Blog: Toyota Recall Spurs Lawsuits and Talk of Lawsuits http://short.to/157ei

Wired GC: US News Joins Law Firm Rank-O-Rama http://short.to/157wk

Kluwer Arbitration Blog: Statistics on ICSID Cases http://bit.ly/cIrUSb

Tammy Lenski: The case for extended, integrated mediator preparation http://short.to/168b0

Dispute Settlement Counsel: Differences between Collaborative Law (CL) and Mediation http://is.gd/7O1um

IPWatchdog: Toyota Wins Summary Judgment in Hybrid Patent Litigation http://bit.ly/b7pDAI

Legal Writing Prof Blog: New York Times reports on big changes coming to commercial legal research engines http://is.gd/7m84m

Mediation Channel: Right before your eyes: on cognitive fluency, graphical literacy, and illusion http://bit.ly/ayXan1 (must watch 1st video

Healthcare Neutral ADR Blog: Changes In Scope Of Healthcare Practice = Conflict, Too http://is.gd/7O19w

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog: Johnson & Johnson Heiress Was Born Into Privilege But Died in Squalor http://bit.ly/5yKR0x

Workplace Prof Blog: Unions Kill EFCA (Employee Free Choice Act) http://bit.ly/9Fl0Xd

Wealth Mediation Blog: Putting the Horse Before the Cart: Non-Tax Issues in Business Succession Planning http://is.gd/7NT5u

Galima Group: Prepare five times longer than you negotiate http://short.to/168b6 (detailed planning and preparation are critical to success)

Commercial ADR: 9/11 Settlements Likely to Be Most Complex in Many a Decade http://bit.ly/9bQUe4

Adjunct Law Prof Blog: Citing Wikipedia In Court http://is.gd/6TCEM

Disputing: Fifth Circuit Compels Arbitration of Attorney’s Fees Dispute Between Law Firm and Former Client http://is.gd/7NQSN

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog: Debunking Texas’ Community Debt Myth http://short.to/157es

Litigation and Arbitration Chambers: Evident Partiality: Should Judges Review the Merits for Evidence of Bias? http://short.to/168ab

Business Conflict Blog: Arbitrator Selection: How About a Compatible Personality? http://is.gd/7NRDa

ADR Prof Blog: Cert Petition Filed Raising FAA Preemption — Concepcion http://short.to/1689t

Texas Lawyer: Become aware of the power of the hidden brain http://short.to/157e9

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog: Trust Jurisdiction in Texas http://short.to/157wf

Neuroethics & Law Blog: “The Costs and Benefits of Calculation and Moral Rules” http://short.to/157vd (research on decision making)

Mashable: Why Twitter Wants to Know Where You Are http://bit.ly/6T2ctl

ADR Prof Blog: Football, Diplomacy, and The Onion http://short.to/1689u

Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog: The Best and Most Wealth Friendly States for Trusts http://short.to/14j0n

Mediation Matters: Mediation in History: The Quakers the oldest mediation organization http://bit.ly/aHvWXP

Dallas Divorce Law Blog: Married men = higher income http://is.gd/7lWkZ

Smooth Transitions: Lessons from Conan’s Non-Compete Negotiations http://bit.ly/54amuB

BPS Research Digest: Psychology researchers aren’t paying enough attention to debriefing their participants http://is.gd/6rzKN

TaxProf Blog: Why Are Professors So Liberal? http://is.gd/6TGpT

Computational Legal Studies™: Interactive Chart – Real Estate Prices to Income [Via The Economist] http://is.gd/6THeb

ADR Blogs: International Arbitration Blog http://bit.ly/cGMMSU

Commercial ADR: Contractor Alert! Time on Your Hands? Want to Play Litigation? http://is.gd/7lRrv

Computational Legal Studies: Visualizing the Campaign Contributions to Senators in the 110th Congress — The TARP EDITION http://is.gd/6TD9E

Cross Collaborate: Making Sense of Data through Visualization http://short.to/157v0

Neuroethics & Law Blog: Enhancing Ability to Deceive http://bit.ly/axq53R

Kluwer Arbitration Blog: Investor misconduct and investment treaty arbitration: mapping the terrain http://short.to/157cs

Florida Arbitration Law: Mold in Florida Home Construction Case Sent to Arbitration http://is.gd/7lUTm

SCOTX Blog: Interlocutory appeals: Does the TX Sup Ct have a special role in correcting errors about federal law? http://short.to/14ie6

Law Department Management: A view that managing organizational complexity is a top priority of general counsel http://is.gd/6TENk

Brains On Purpose™: Our hidden brain: How much of an influence does it have on our decisions? http://is.gd/7lUuw

Disputing: Microsoft Wins Domain Name Arbitration http://is.gd/7lOhB

The Complex Litigator: 9th: class rep can settle ind claims but retain personal stake to appeal denial of cert http://short.to/14j1f

Mediation Channel: Fallacious Argument of the Month: the Appeal to Authority http://short.to/157ui

Brains On Purpose™: Neurososcience evolved from an interdisciplinary specialty to a full fledged scholarly discipline http://short.to/157cw

ADR Law: ADR and the State of the Union http://short.to/157ul

Mediation Matters: This one time in Band Camp, I Learned to Empathize http://short.to/157ci

Harvard Negotiation Law Review: New Perspectives in Negotiation: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach http://short.to/157u6

The Trial Warrior Blog: Jonathan L. Rubin #SSRN on “Twombly and its Children” http://short.to/14j12

Adjunct Law Prof Blog: Supremes Grant Cert In Commerical Arbitration Case That Has Labor Implications http://is.gd/6TGGK

Goldstein: Mediator Tactics to Solve the Stubborn Case http://bit.ly/9jo7Xu

Disputing: Harvard Medical, Dental, & Public Health Newsletter: Conflict Resolution in Health Care http://short.to/157tt

ADR Prof Blog: Chocolate Cake v. Fruit–Or Why Get Emotional During “Rational” Negotiations http://is.gd/7lNwU (cognitive overload=emotional)

Copyrights & Campaigns: Court reduces award to $2,250/song; avoids constitutional issue; enjoins further infringement http://short.to/14ic0

SCOTX Blog: CourTex: Rate of jury trials in Texas http://is.gd/6TDLJ (roughly 0.5% of civil matters ended in jury trial during last 3 yrs)

The Decision Tree Analysis Blog: Your Next Decision Tree: How Will You Account for Litigation Fees and Costs http://short.to/1518v

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