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

N. D. Texas Holds Prior Arbitration Precludes Fraud Claim in Merger Dispute

By Beth Graham - October 10, 2013

The Northern District of Texas has reportedly dismissed a lawsuit after determining that an arbitration panel’s decision precluded the plaintiffs’ fraud claim.

Fourth District Appeals Court Orders Local Firefighters to Arbitrate Benefits Dispute With City of San Antonio

By Beth Graham - October 8, 2013

Texas’ Fourth District has held that an arbitration provision in a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) requires a local firefighter’s union to engage in arbitration over a health insurance benefits dispute.

October 2013 Supreme Court Term Begins

By Beth Graham - October 7, 2013

The United States Supreme Court began its October 2013 term today. One of the cases the high court will consider this fall is BG Group PLC v. Republic of Argentina, Docket No. 12-138.

FINRA Considering Whether Firms Should be Required to Carry Insurance to Pay Arbitration Awards

By Beth Graham - October 4, 2013

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) is reportedly considering whether to require brokerage firms to purchase and maintain errors and omissions insurance policies that would be used to pay investors following arbitration.

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The Future of Class Arbitration Part III

By Renee Kolar - April 2, 2014

In addition to a lack of clarity regarding the avenues through which class arbitration may survive, debate surrounding class arbitration will likely continue, which will fuel uncertainty about class arbitration’s future.