ADR and international trade conventionsBy Thomas D. CavenaghAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2010ADR processes are desirable in international agreements as they encourage party participation, eliminate some of the rule-driven formality of litigation and focus more heavily on negotiated outcomes.
Third-party discovery in arbitrationsBy Champ W. DavisAlternative Dispute Resolution, June 2010Should parties be free to spell out the procedures they will abide by? Or should third-party discovery be eliminated altogether so that arbitration is faster and less costly? The Seventh Circuit has so far been split on the issue.
Case summariesBy Nicholas PavlopoulosAlternative Dispute Resolution, May 2010Recent cases related to alternative dispute resolution.
A comment on “gross error”By Jon GilbertAlternative Dispute Resolution, May 2010A case decided two years ago by the Illinois Supreme Court may do away with the doctrine of "manifest disregard of the law" as a basis for challenging an award.
Supreme Court shifts views on arbitrationBy Sidra HamidiAlternative Dispute Resolution, May 2010The Illinois Supreme Court will decide whether courts or arbitrators themselves would decide the enforceability of an arbitration agreement.
Case briefsBy Sidra HamidiAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2010Recent cases related to alternative dispute resolution.
HappeningsBy Sidra HamidiAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2010What's new in ADR.
International arbitration newsBy Kate OscarsonAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2010ADR updates from around the world.
Officers’ ColumnBy Jon Gilbert, Scott Carfello, & Kate DuncanAlternative Dispute Resolution, April 2010A description of several important issues currently facing the ADR section.
Editor’s notesBy Richard D. HanniganWorkers’ Compensation Law, March 2010The views and opinions of the editor of the Workers' Compensation Law Section newsletter.
Shared interest negotiationBy Hon. Bruno J. TassoneTort Law, March 2010A good agreement is one that is efficient, improves or at least does not damage the relationship, and meets the bona fide interests of each party.
Arbitrability of shareholders’ disputes under German LawBy Jan Kraayvanger & Mark C. HilgardInternational and Immigration Law, February 2010It has been a matter of dispute for a long time whether and under which preconditions disputes regarding the validity of shareholders’ resolutions of a German limited liability company (GmbH) are arbitrable.