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

Why is Harmonization of Common Law and Civil Law Procedures Possible in Arbitration but Not Litigation?

By Beth Graham - July 31, 2013

University of Missouri School of Law Professor S. I. Strong has authored Why is Harmonization of Common Law and Civil Law Procedures Possible in Arbitration but Not Litigation?, Book Chapter in Cultura y Proceso (Mónica María Bustamante Rúa ed., 2013, Forthcoming); University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-12.

The Federal Arbitration Act and Displacement of Agency Regulation

By Beth Graham - July 30, 2013

Maureen Weston, Professor of Law at Pepperdine University School of Law, has published a timely article entitled, The Accidental Preemption Statute: The Federal Arbitration Act and Displacement of Agency Regulation, 6 Penn. St. Y.B. on Arb. & Mediation 59 (2013); Pepperdine University Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013/15.

Fifth Circuit Affirms Order Despite Alleged Arbitrator Misconduct

By Beth Graham - July 26, 2013

In an unpublished opinion, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s refusal to vacate an arbitration award and reopen a case despite alleged arbitrator misconduct.

Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations

By Beth Graham - July 25, 2013

Sergio Puig, Lecturer in Law and Teaching Fellow at the Stanford Program in International Legal Studies, has published Emergence and Dynamism in International Organizations: ICSID, Investor-State Arbitration, and International Investment Law, 44 Georgetown Journal of International Law 531 (2013).