New International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (“CPR”) Rules for use in cross-border business transactions became effective on December 1, 2014.

Disputing would like to congratulate our friend Paul M. Lurie, Partner at Schiff Hardin LLP, on his recent participation in a New York Law School CLE entitled, “Managing Litigation: The Benefits of Early Intervention.”

A survey recently conducted by Today’s General Counsel asked in-house attorneys about their thoughts on arbitration. The results published in Arbitration Trends 2014 indicate that nearly half of lawyers surveyed normally choose arbitration over traditional litigation because it is required by contract.

The National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) has once again ruled that class-action arbitration waivers are unenforceable under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”). In Murphy Oil USA, Inc., 361 NLRB No. 72 (Oct. 28, 2014), a company, Murphy Oil, required an Alabama employee to sign a binding arbitration agreement as a condition of employment.