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Mediation
CPR’s Patent Mediation Task Force released its Effective Practices Protocol today endorsing the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in patent disputes, an area in which the cost of litigation expenses have become astronomical.
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The CPR Patent Mediation Task Force was convened in response to current patent settlement rates, which demonstrate that mediation continues to be underutilized in patent disputes. The Task Force’s main objective was to analyze methods and solutions for improving the use and efficiency of mediation as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in patent disputes.
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The CPR Institute has convened a group of interested neutrals, insureds and insurers, under the auspices of its Commission on Facilities for the Resol...
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A new New York state report on reforming litigation relies in part on ADR to help fix the problems.
The June 20 Chief Judge’s Task Force on ...
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Posted in: Advocacy in ADR, Arbitration, Court ADR, International, Mediation, Provider Organizations, State ADR, Systems Design, Commercial ADR Tools, ADR Policy, ADR Procedures, ADR Rules
Does mediation constitute or involve the practice of law and therefore requires mediators to be lawyers?
At least one state’s highest court ...
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Longtime CPR Institute official Joseph T. McLaughlin passed away on Jan. 9.
McLaughlin, a former litigator and banking general counsel, was a full-...
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Arbitration News
the Newsletter of the International Bar Association Legal Practice Division, Vol 16 No 2
September 2011
by
Olivier P Andre
CPR ...
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The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (MCC)
SPECIAL SECTION ADR
August 2011
by Kathy Bryan
The Editor interviews Kathy Bryan, President and CEO, ...
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Posted in: Advocacy in ADR, Arbitration, Banking & Financial Services, Construction, Corporate Protocol, Discovery, Diversity, e-Discovery, Employment, Franchise, International, Mass Claims, Mediation, Patent/Trademark, Product Liability, CPR in the News, Commercial ADR Tools, Early Case Assessment, ADR Policy, ADR Procedures, ADR Protocols
n Moro Aircraft Leasing, Inc. v. Keith, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio sent a matter to arbitration where the dispute resolution clause provided for the settlement of “the dispute by mediation administered by Arbitration under the Rules of the American Arbitration Association” (emphasis added).
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In a high-profile federal court case, the Ninth Circuit has ruled that a mediated settlement agreement was enforceable, and refused to allow a party to oppose enforcement with evidence of mediation discussions. The case frames last year's Oscar-winning film "The Social Network."
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