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Newsletter articles from 2001
ADR happenings
February 2001
The United States District Court of the Northern District of Illinois recently created a new local rule governing the confidentiality of alternative dispute resolution proceedings
Case law update
By Holly-Joy Schroetlin
November 2001
As a prerequisite to her employment at Circuit City, Gannon signed its Dispute Resolution Agreement which provided that all employment-related claims against Circuit City be handled exclusively through binding arbitration.
Case law update
By Christine O’Reilly
May 2001
Merrill Lynch Life Agency (MLLA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S), a broker-dealer
Case law update
By Christine O’Reilly
April 2001
A trial court ordered Rebecca Saldana and Nicole Newmann to participate in mandatory arbitration on July 8, 1999 at 8:30 a.m.
Case law update
By Christine O’Reilly
February 2001
(Editor's note: The following case brief, Green Tree v. Randolph, represents the final installation of our series of briefs updating this case as it has progressed through the state courts to the U.S. Supreme Court.)
Chair’s Column
November 2001
The Alternate Dispute Resolution Section Council anticipates a year of progress and innovation.
Chair’s Column
May 2001
The Uniform Mediation Act is now in its final draft. Apparently the plan is for the draft to be submitted to the annual meeting of the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) in August 2001.
Chair’s Column
April 2001
I want to commend Northern Illinois University's Law Review on its superb symposium: "Hot Topics in Dispute Resolution: What Advocates, Neutrals and Consumers Need to Know."
Chair’s Column
February 2001
In the last newsletter, I mentioned that in October I participated in a roundtable discussion, hosted by the Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution (SPIDR) and the Mediation Council of Illinois (MCI)
Editor’s note
April 2001
We welcome and are grateful for contributions to this newsletter from members of the section.
HB 812 analysis
June 2001
Amends the Unemployment Insurance Act by repealing section 1200, which provides for: (1) That no fee may be charged a claimant in a proceeding under the Act by the Director; (2) that claimants may be represented by counsel in any administrative proceeding; and (3) that specified violations of section 1200 are Class A misdemeanors.
Legislative update
May 2001
The Illinois Supreme Court has recently unveiled a new rule relating to the use of mediation programs in courts across the state
Legislative update
April 2001
Following its endorsement by the American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Council in April of last year, the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA) was also formally approved and recommended by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in August of last year
Mediation in matrimonial matters
May 2001
Question: May an attorney engaged in matrimonial mediation draft file a separation agreement and divorce papers that incorporate terms agreed upon by the marital parties in the course of the mediation?
Print resources
By Christopher R. Drahozal
May 2001
"The article reexamines the most common academic criticisms of 'mandatory' arbitration of consumer disputes.
Print resources
April 2001
Commercial Arbitration At Its Best; Successful Strategies for Business Users.
