In an interlocutory appeal, the Corpus Christi Appeals Court has reversed a lower court’s decision to deny a party’s motion to compel arbitration in an employment dispute.

Ronald A. Brand, Chancellor Mark A. Nordenberg Professor and Director for the University of Pittsburgh School of Law’s Center for International Legal Education has published a fascinating paper entitled, Challenges to Forum Non Conveniens, New York University Journal of International Law and Politics (JILP), Vol. 45, No. 3, 2013; U. of Pittsburgh Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-21.

According to a recent report, the number of civil jury trials held each year across the State of Texas has declined to a 40-year low. Instead, many civil cases are now being decided using alternative dispute resolution methods such as pretrial mediation and arbitration.

Liz Kramer at Arbitration Nation has written a helpful blog post entitled ArbitrationNation Roadmap: When Should You Choose JAMS, AAA or CPR Rules?. In the post, Ms. Kramer discusses how best to decide which arbitration rules should be used for a particular commercial arbitration clause based upon the specific needs of the parties.