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#SCOTUS Preview: The Limits of the Federal Arbitration Act's Exemption from ADR
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Oct 24

A video analysis of the soon-to-be-scheduled U.S. Supreme Court argument in Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries Park St. LLC.

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Resolving Gig Workers’ Employment Disputes: St. John's Law Panel Discussion Highlights
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Oct 13

By Lee Williams, on a recent event focusing on mass arbitration.

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Inside Insight to Major Companies’ Mediator Selection
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Oct 10

By Jeffery Miles, on a recent CPR Mediation Committee meeting corporate panel's frank views on mediator selection.

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The Supreme Court Will Address a Circuit Split on a Federal Arbitration Act Exemption
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Sep 29

by Jonathan Baccay, discussing a case accepted today by the nation's top Court on whether there is an industry requirement under an FAA exemption...

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Is Now the Time to Bring in Mediators to End the SAG-AFTRA Strike?
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Sep 28

By, Jonathan Baccay, on moving the Hollywood writers' strike to a universal settlement with the help of mediators.

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CPR Council Panel Looks at Chicago's Potential for More International Arbitration
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Sep 26

By Jonathan Baccay, a summary of a CPR Council meeting panel analyzing the key features of an arbitration seat, and Chicago's potential for more...

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Is Focusing, Again, on Arbitration Limits
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Sep 26

By Jonathan Baccay, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau appears ready to revisit financial services arbitration restrictions.

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The Final Report on Proposed Reforms for the U.K. Arbitration Act 1996
Posted In: CPR Speaks,
Date posted Sep 6

By Asmar Ismayilova, on the just-released U.K. Law Commission final report on broad reforms for commercial arbitration.

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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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