“Have We Lost A Constitutional Right In The Fine Print?” On the November 12, 2015 edition of Fresh Air, Dave Davies interviews New York Times reporter Jessica Silver-Greenberg, co-author of the New York Times Special Report on arbitration. I have blogged about the series, as well as the retort by the U.S. Chamber of […]
U.S. Chamber Of Commerce Is Not Amused. On November 1 and 2, I reported on the NYT Special Report about arbitration – articles highly critical of the spread of arbitration. While the report is one-sided in its approach, it does serve to highlight the revolution that is quietly occurring in our legal system, as […]
Yesterday I reported that the New York Times has kicked off its special report on arbitration with Part I, an article entitled “Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck of Justice.” The NYT has now moved on with Part II, “Privatizing Justice,” and Part III, “In Religious Arbitration, Scripture Is The Rule Of Law.” The […]
The Article Is Critical of Enforcement Of Individual Arbitration In Situations Where Only A Class Action Can Be Economically Prosecuted. Jessica Silver Greenberg and Robert Gebeloff have authored a special report appearing in the New York Times online edition on October 31 and November 1, 2015, under the title: “Arbitration Everywhere, Stacking the Deck […]
An Uncertain Future In California: The Arbitrability Of Statutory Representative Actions Brought For The Benefit Of The Public. Thanks to the generous permission of California Litigation, The Journal of The Litigation Section, State Bar of California, my article “Can Private Attorney General Actions Be Forced Into Arbitration?” is now available on my website […]
Daily Journal Publishes My April 17, 2015 Article On The Perils Of Blogging Published by The Daily Journal on April 17, 2015, my article on the legal perils of blogging will interest those of you who blog, or who are considering blogging. With the permission of the Daily Journal, I am making it available […]
Article By Mediator/Arbitrator Paul Dubow Anticipates Arbitration Issues Arising From California AB 2617 And Proposes Solutions. Paul J. Dubow’s article, “ADR Update: Dealing with AB 2617”, appearing in California Litigation, volume 28, No. 1, 2015, anticipates FAA preemption issues arising from AB 2617, passed by the California Legislature in 2014, and amending Civil Code […]
California Attorney’s Fees has a short post dated February 18, 2015, with tips for successful enforcement of arbitration clauses in fee retainers found in a recent article in the Daily Report, authored by Randy Evans and Shari Klevens of McKenna Long.
The Pros And Cons Of Creative Ambiguity. Lawrence Wright has written a fascinating book about the thirteen days of intense negotiations at Camp David in 1979 leading to a peace agreement between Egypt and Israel. Earlier, Wright earned a Pulitzer Prize for his book The Looming Tower about events leading up to 9/11. […]
The Article Is About Two Extraordinary Cases In Which Judges Exercised The Summary Contempt Power. Thanks to the generous permission of California Litigation, The Journal of The Litigation Section, State Bar of California, “Summary Contempt and Due Process: England, 1631, California, 1888” is now available on my website by clicking here. An abbreviated […]