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The Mediation Behind 3M’s $6 Billion Settlement
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Sep 1

By Jonathan Baccay, details on this week's mediation-originated $6 billion settlement in the 3M combat earplugs multi-district litigation.

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A Fourth-Anniversary Update on the Singapore Convention on Mediation
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Aug 10

By Caterina Cesario, on the spread of the international mediation treaty, including a key recent signatory.

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Dispute Resolvers Must Continue Diversity Efforts
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jul 25

By Kabir Duggal, Myron Lloyd, & Ellen Waldman, on the ADR/conflict resolution reaction to last month's U.S. Supreme Court decision rolling back the...

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Despite SCOTUS’s Viking Arbitration Ruling, California Permits PAGA Standing for Some Claims
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jul 20

By Michael Yan, on this week's California Supreme Court decision permitting Private Attorneys General Act standing even where individual claims are...

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The SEC Is Considering FINRA's Refinement of Arbitrator Selection
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jul 14

By Paulina Jedrzejowski, a look at changes coming in how arbitrators will be selected in the financial services industry.

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Federal Court Holds that a Recent Statute Limiting Arbitration Use Does Not Apply Retroactively
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jul 5

By Ju Hee Ahn, a Pennsylvania federal district court judge declines to apply the the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual...

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CPR’s Joint CPR Council & Arbitration Committee Meeting: AI in ADR
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jul 5

By Caterina Cesario and Michael Yan, an account of last week's CPR Arbitration Commitee/CPR Council program on artificial intelligence and...

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CPR Endorses Statement of RCI Inc. on Affirmative Action
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jul 5

As one of the first organizations to adopt the Ray Corollary Initiative (RCI), the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution...

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#SCOTUS’s Other Arbitration Case: How RICO Can Enforce an Award
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jun 29

By Ju Hee Ahn, A U.S. Supreme Court decision on the RICO racketeering law allows it to be used to enforce an arbitration award.

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For ABA Consideration: Two Resolutions that Recast the Name, and the Roles, for Special Masters
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jun 28

By Caterina Cesario, details on an American Bar Association resolution that would change the use of, as well as the name for, special masters in the...

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Supreme Court: While a Denial of Arbitrability Is Appealed, a Stay of Litigation Is Mandatory
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jun 23

Today's U.S. Supreme Court decision on arbitrability holds that a litigation stay is mandatory while a denial of arbitration is on appeal.

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Update on Legislation Seeking ADR Reform: Race Discrimination Arbitration Bar Proposed
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Jun 8

By Ju Hee Ahn, an update on the Congressional bills proposed in the current session that could affect U.S. arbitration practice.

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