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Provider Organizations
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco today reversed a panel decision holding that the delays in providing disability benefits to v...
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued its second arbitration decision of the 2011-2012 term this morning, offering more evidence of its strong support of the ...
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It's here: the annual Mediation Settlement Day in New York state.
This annual commemoration, now a decade old, started as a court system effo...
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Sen. Al Franken, D., Minn., just wrapped up about two hours of testimony on the fairness of business’s use of mandatory arbitration.
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Posted in: Advocacy in ADR, Arbitration, Arbitrators, Class Actions, Legislation, Mass Claims, Provider Organizations, Best Practices, Clause Drafting, Contracts, Multi-party, ADR Policy, ADR Procedures
In the wake of the May 10 decision in Veterans for Common Sense v. Shinseki, which blasted the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs for failing to provide servicemen and -women with timely adjudication of their disability claims, the government has petitioned for a rehearing en banc in front of the full Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
At issue: Did the Ninth Circuit overstep its separation-of-powers boundaries in ordering a district court to oversee corrective measures at the VA?
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The Sept. 11 Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 is back: re-installed, re-funded, with a new special master, and a new mission--compensating first responders.
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The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held the delays in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs disability claims process violated the constitutional due process rights of veterans.
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In a 5-4 decision this morning that states that class arbitration is unfair to defendants, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed a U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision that found a cell phone providers’ consumer agreement unconscionable. AT&T Mobility v. Concepcion, No. 09-893,
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This week’s new International Dispute Negotiation podcast debunks the push for products and services to address electronically stored information in cases involving international arbitration. The podcast makes the case that “Just Say No” is the real answer to questions about E-discovery in cross-border ADR.
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The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law this week released its long awaited revised arbitration rules. Though the revisions alter neither the style nor the structure of the 1976 version, they make significant changes in several respects.
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