Stories on large awards, trends in ADR, key legal disputes that spill into the courts, and big names and parties that are involved in ADR.
By M.J. Blakely | February 3, 2025
Unlike conventional single event cases, mediation in mass tort cases can be more effective if the effort is applied throughout the litigation, rather than simply at critical junctures.
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By JJ Johnston | January 31, 2025
As long as an employee has standing to bring a representative action on behalf of fellow employees, he or she must first arbitrate any individual PAGA claim based on those same violations.
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By Gregory F. Brown and Iram P. Valentin | January 31, 2025
The right to reject the award is temporary and subject to a strict 30-day deadline. Rule 4:21A-6(b) provides that a party must file a notice of rejection of the award with the civil division manager within 30 days of the “filing of the arbitrator’s award in the court’s electronic filing system.” If the notice is not filed within 30 days of the filing of the award, the award becomes binding.
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By Kelly K. James | January 30, 2025
What’s happening in Florida construction law now? What trends should Florida construction attorneys be aware of? And how can they better serve the clients they represent? Here’s a closer look at issues Florida construction lawyers should keep in mind in 2025 and beyond.
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By Douglas J. Witten | January 29, 2025
As ChatGPT and other large language models, such as Gemini, Claude and even legal-specific platforms have emerged, AI’s potential to shape ADR processes is eminently clearer.
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By Francine Friedman Griesing | January 27, 2025
My recent experience as a party, advocate and neutral in arbitration and mediation evokes the first line of a Charles Dickens novel about challenging times in history when the French experienced both opportunity and tyranny. The situation with alternate dispute resolution is not that extreme, but there are lessons to be learned from both positive and negative stakeholder experiences.
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By Myrna Barakat Friedman and Mehdi Ansari | January 27, 2025
Arbitration parties, arbitrators and administering institutions can all benefit from AI so long as its risks and limitations are fully understood and appropriately addressed.
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By Alex D'Elia | January 24, 2025
Spain’s capital is positioning itself as a key player in the global arbitration landscape, attracting increasing attention from international dispute resolution professionals.
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By Amanda Bronstad | January 14, 2025
Lawyers for women and children who were videotaped by a voyeur while on a cruise ship have moved to certify a class against Royal Caribbean, citing the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act.
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By ALM Staff | January 14, 2025
In The Legal's Alternative Dispute Resolution special section, read about browsewrap arbitration agreements, tips to break a mediation deadlock and some mistakes parties make at mediation.
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