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

Houston’s First COA Upholds Arbitral Award Where Parties Signed Competing Agreements

By Beth Graham - July 24, 2013

Houston’s First District Court of Appeals has upheld an arbitrator’s award in a dispute that arose between an employer and a worker who was hurt on-the-job. In Forged Components, Inc. v. Guzman, No. 01–11–00563–CV, (Tex. App. Dist. 1 – June 25, 2013), Ricky Guzman was pinned by a forklift while working at Forged Components, Inc. (“FCI”).

ABA’s International Arbitration Committee Publishes Newsletter Regarding Arbitrator Appointments

By Beth Graham - July 23, 2013

The International Arbitration Committee of the ABA’s Section of International Law has published a special Newsletter Regarding Arbitrator Appointments. In the newsletter, committee members discuss arbitrator selection in international legal disputes.

Fifth Circuit States Terms of Prior Agreements Were Not Incorporated Into Master Settlement Agreement

By Beth Graham - July 19, 2013

The United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the terms of two parties’ Merger and Cooperation Agreements were not incorporated into a Master Settlement Agreement entered into by only one of the parties. In Alford v. Kuhlman Electric Corporation, No. 11-60728, (5th Cir. May 24, 2013), BorgWarner, Inc. purchased Kuhlman Corporation (“Kuhlman”) and all the company’s subsidiaries, including Kuhlman Electric Corporation (“KEC”).

Collective Consumer Arbitration in Spain: A Civil Law Response to U.S.-Style Class Arbitration

By Beth Graham - July 18, 2013

University of Missouri School of Law Professor S.I. Strong has authored a timely paper entitled Collective Consumer Arbitration in Spain: A Civil Law Response to U.S.-Style Class Arbitration, 30 Journal of International Arbitration __ 2013, Forthcoming; University of Missouri School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-15. In her article, Professor Strong describes the Spanish approach to collective consumer arbitration.