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

Crowd Arbitration: Crowdsourced Dispute Resolution Part I

By Renee Kolar - March 24, 2014

Meaningful artificial intelligence is still a far-away technology. But crowdsourced intelligence, which harnesses the collective knowledge, experience, and analysis of a large group of people, is quickly becoming a powerful and effective method for solving problems.

Ohio Supreme Court Orders Jock Tax Dispute to Mediation

By Beth Graham - March 18, 2014

Last week, the Supreme Court of Ohio ordered two lawsuits filed by former professional football players over Cleveland, Ohio’s so-called “jock tax” to mediation.

Who is Our Public Health Department Director? (And why does it matter?)

By Holly Hayes - March 17, 2014

Public health departments and health care providers across the spectrum have traditionally not collaborated in providing care in their community. According to Hospital and Health Networks Senior Writer, Paul Barr, that situation is changing.

Soft Law in the Organization and General Conduct of Commercial Arbitration Proceedings

By Beth Graham - March 13, 2014

Professor Thomas J. Stipanowich, William H. Webster Chair in Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law and Academic Director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, has written Soft Law in the Organization and General Conduct of Commercial Arbitration Proceedings, Chapter in, SOFT LAW IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION (forthcoming 2014); Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014/4.