Karl Bayer's Disputing Blog

JAMS Welcomes Karl Bayer to its Panel of Neutrals
JAMS, the world’s largest private alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider, is pleased to announce that Karl Bayer
Class Action Waivers in Arbitration Agreements: The Twenty-First Century Arbitration Battleground and Implications for the EU Countries
Linda S. Mullenix, Morris & Rita Atlas Chair in Advocacy at the University of Texas School of Law, has written “Class Ac
Picking the Proper Technological Tool for Problem-Solving in Arbitration
Professor Amy J. Schmitz, John Deaver Drinko-Baker & Hostetler Chair in Law and Co-Director of the Translational Data An
SCOTUS to Resolve Circuit Split Over Transportation Worker Exemption in the FAA
Today marks the start of the United States Supreme Court’s new term. During the term, the nation’s highest court will re

Fifth Circuit Holds Issue of Arbitrability Must be Decided by an Arbitrator in Pharmacy Dispute

By Beth Graham - April 10, 2014

The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has ordered that a dispute between numerous independent pharmacies and CVS Caremark Corporation and three of the company’s related business entities (“CVS”) be submitted to arbitration.

Online Dispute Resolution: An Amorphous Concept, Yet an Effective Tool Part I

By Renee Kolar - April 10, 2014

Technology is becoming an ever more integrated part of society, playing a role—or at the very least touching—nearly every aspect of daily life. The world of arbitration is no exception to this phenomenon.

THE MCCARRAN-FERGUSON ACT AND REVERSE PREEMPTION PART V

By Renee Kolar - April 9, 2014

In 2010, the PPACA was signed into law.[1] The PPACA was enacted with the goals of increasing the quality and affordability of health insurance, lowering the uninsured rate by expanding public and private insurance coverage, and reducing the costs of healthcare for individuals and the government.[2]

THE McCARRAN-FERGUSON ACT AND REVERSE PREEMPTION PART IV

By Renee Kolar - April 8, 2014

In Am. Bankers Ins. Co. v. Inman,[1] the Fifth Circuit was asked to determine whether Miss. Code Ann. § 83-11-109 (2013)[2] reverse preempts the FAA. Ultimately, the court held that Miss. Code Ann. § 83-11-109 (2013) does in fact reverse preempt the FAA.[3]

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Houston Court Holds it Lacks Jurisdiction to Consider Interlocutory Appeal After Trial Court Compels Arbitration

By Beth Graham - September 8, 2014

Houston’s First District Court of Appeals has dismissed an interlocutory appeal over a trial court’s order compelling arbitration “for want of jurisdiction.”