ADR Prof Blog

Today, AT&T filed a petition for certiorari in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, raising the question “[w]hether the FAA preempts States from conditioning the enforcement of an arbitration agreement on the availability of particular procedures–here, class-wide arbitration–when those procedures are not necessary to ensure that the parties to the arbitration agreement are able to vindicate [...]

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The Supreme Court granted cert in Jackson v. Rent-a-Center West, 09-0947, http://www.scotusblog.com/todays-orders-52/ Karl Bayer posted the question presented on his blog and I repeat it here:
The question presented in the case is: Is the district court required in all cases to
determine claims that an arbitration agreement
subject to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”)
is unconscionable, [...]

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Since others are posting information about CPR awards, let me take this opportunity to congratulate Kevin Mahoney, a recent graduate of Moritz College of Law and former Editor-in-Chief of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution, for winning CPR’s award for outstanding student article. In his article, published in the Ohio State Journal on [...]

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From the Daily Labor Report:
“The U.S. Supreme Court lets stand the California Court of Appeal’s decision
that an arbitration agreement between a trash company and a driver that waives
class claims and prohibits the employee from seeking civil penalties on behalf
of other workers is unconscionable and so tainted with illegality that it is
unenforceable (Athens Disposal Co. d/b/a [...]

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I’m sure that most of the country now knows that despite their underdog status, the Buckeyes trounced (perhaps a slight exaggeration) the Oregon Ducks in what became a very fun Rose Bowl to watch!! I won’t hold Michael to his bet although I am curious about the Filberts (did I even spell that [...]

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