The press reports are coming in fast and furious at this time on an office shooting during a mediation today at an office building here in Phoenix.  The reports I’ve read (here and here) indicate that 1 person is dead, 1 person is out of emergency surgery, and others are in the hospital with other less … Continue reading Mediation Related Shooting in Phoenix (updated) →

Noam Ebner (Creighton) and Dan Druckman (George Mason) have published Games, Claims, and New Frames: Rethinking the Use of Simulation in Negotiation Education in this month’s Negotiation Journal. The abstract: Negotiation educators have long considered the use of role-play simulations an essential classroom teaching method, and have had high expectations regarding their suitability and efficacy … Continue reading Ebner and Druckman on Rethinking the Use of Simulation in Negotiation Education →

I am not a Tolkien person, whatever that means, but I’ve been reading The Hobbit to my kids out loud (for the second time now). Last night we read the chapter about Bilbo and Gollum’s contest of riddles. They have made a deal: if Bilbo tells a riddle Gollum can’t answer, Gollum will show Bilbo … Continue reading On leaving Gollum alive →

From Bob Bordone at Harvard: The Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program is searching for a new Assistant Director to begin on July 1, 2013.  We are looking for someone who can be both an innovative teacher and a strong, collaborative administrator with excellent team-building and strategic planning skills. I imagine this position to be … Continue reading Job Posting: Harvard Negotiation & Mediaion Clinical Program →

From an opinion piece in this morning’s National Law Journal (article here): …  Just as companies can implement a systems-based approach to manufacturing, sales and other business functions, general counsel can implement a system for managing legal cases, with an eye toward avoiding litigation and its attendant costs at the earliest possible juncture. A group … Continue reading 21st Century CPR Pledge →

Last week, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that a mandatory arbitration clause in an insurance contract was unenforceable under state law, and the state law was not preempted by the Federal Arbitration Act because of the McCarran-Ferguson Act.  In State of Wash. v. James River Ins. Co., Civ. No. 87644-4 (WA Sup. Ct. Jan. … Continue reading Washington State Supreme Court Voids Mandatory Arbitration Clause in Insurance Contract →

From Susan Raines at Kennesaw State: Conflict Resolution Quarterly publishes scholarship on relationships between theory, research, and practice in the conflict management and dispute resolution field to promote more effective professional applications. Conflict Resolution Quarterly is sponsored by the Association for Conflict Resolution. Articles may focus on any aspect of the conflict resolution process or … Continue reading CRQ Call for Papers on Organizational DR →

Seeking a host institution! This year will mark the seventh anniversary of the AALS ADR Section Works-in-Progress conference. The WIP is often described as a “must attend” and for good reason. It’s great to spend a day and a half sharing drafts and floating ideas and running theories past other ADR scholars. Last November, Ohio … Continue reading Call for Proposals: Hosting the WIP →

Thanks to Securities Arbitration Alert 2013-01 from the Securities Arbitration Commentator, I learned that the broker-dealer Charles Schwab has amended the arbitration clause in its customer account agreement to remove one of the provisions that led to disciplinary action against it by FINRA Enforcement.  (See my previous blog posts on the subject, here, here and … Continue reading Schwab Amends its Investor PDAA →