Article: Investor advocates accuse brokerages of using stall tactics in arbitration hearings. (Banking & Finance Special Report)

Article: Arbitration in Japan.(Interview)
Japan Inc.;  September 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Haig Oghigian, one of Japan's leading arbitration lawyers from Baker & Mckenzie GJBJ...about the growing trend towards using arbitration to resolve commercial disputes. He has...Has there been a substantial growth in arbitration in Japan? Absolutely. In large part...

Article: Fighting arbitration's abuse of power.
Trial;  March 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Mandatory arbitration has long been troublesome...for employees and plaintiff lawyers seeking to enforce...that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies...funded, parties in arbitration must pay steep filing...costs to the American Arbitration Association (AAA...did not prevail in ...

Article: Arbitration clauses in hotel contracts.
Association Management;  November 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ...Pros, cons, and advice for when you choose the arbitration alternative. Before signing a hotel contract, consider whether you would like an arbitration clause. Arbitration can be a wise alternative to litigation, depending...

Article: An Arbitration Gone Bad - Not Arbitration Gone Bad.
Mondaq Business Briefing;  March 4, 2009 ;     700+ words ......complain about a bad experience in arbitration, and go on to say that as a result he or she will no longer agree to arbitration. In effect, that person has concluded that the entire process of arbitration is flawed – that it has gone...

Article: The exercise of contract freedom in the making of arbitration agreements.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law;  October 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ...TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION: CONTRACT'S EMPIRE IN ARBITRATION II. THE EFFECT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS III. THE QUESTIONS PRESENTED IV. THE CONTENT OF MODERN ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS. A. The Recourse to Arbitration: Voluntary...

Article: Arbitration or litigation: five factors to consider when making the choice.(U.S.)
The National Public Accountant;  June 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Conventional wisdom poses that arbitration is a better way to resolve disputes...preserve a commercial relationship, arbitration may be the better choice. If, however...forums may be the better route. Both arbitration and the judicial process have pluses...

Article: Confidentiality In International Arbitration.
Mondaq Business Briefing;  March 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ......Lazarou Key Point Confidentiality in arbitration is determined by the applicable national law, the arbitration rules selected by the parties, and...One of the advantages of choosing arbitration for the resolution of commercial disputes...

Article: Arbitration Frequently Asked Questions on Switzerland.
Mondaq Business Briefing;  November 21, 2005 ;     700+ words ...What is arbitration? How does it differ from litigation? Swiss law provides no definition of arbitration. Pursuant to a definition generally accepted in Switzerland, arbitration is the process by which a third party, whose jurisdiction rests on...

Article: The inadvertent waiver of mandatory construction arbitration clauses.
Florida Bar Journal;  October 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...In 1996, the American Arbitration Association received more than 4,000...industry groups continue to include arbitration provisions in their form documents, it is anticipated that the use of arbitration will continue to increase.[2] Nationally...

Article: Supreme Court limits appealability of arbitration awards.(A PUBLIC SERVICE OF DAVIDSON LAW FIRM)
Arkansas Business;  April 14, 2008 ;     468 words ...Arbitration. Even today amidst a swarm of contracts (one of which...often still do not truly understand its full import. Arbitration is most frequently mistaken for mediation --a process of voluntary settlement negotiation. Quite the contrary, arbitration is a binding procedure that completely replaces ...

Article: The Arbitration Bill - A New Beginning In Scotland?
Mondaq Business Briefing;  May 20, 2009 ;     700+ words ...Arbitration in Scotland Scotland, like many jurisdictions, has a long history of arbitration being an acceptable means of dispute resolution. Indeed...that there are few statutory provisions in relation to arbitration and such guidance as there is tends to be based upon...

Article: Rules of the Road: A Plaintiff Lawyers' Guide to Proving Liability.(Book review)
Trial;  November 1, 2006 ;     591 words ...Rules of the Road: A Plaintiff Lawyers' Guide to Proving Liability Rick Friedman Patrick Malone...indispensable in a society accustomed to mass media. To help plaintiff lawyers defeat Daubert motions, Rules of the Road provides an entire...

Article: Appeals during and after arbitration - state and federal issues.
Florida Bar Journal;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Arbitration has become very common in courts around the country...pursue a case that could potentially find its way into arbitration, some thought should be given to the appellate ramifications...state or federal forum initially. The rules compelling arbitration are different in both courts, and the ...

Article: Plaintiff lawyers weigh impact of breast implant study.(Institutes of Medicine panel finds no definitive evidence connecting silicone gel breast implants to systemic disease)
Trial;  August 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......discovery in the federal multidistrict implant litigation. Plaintiff lawyers have criticized that study and many of the others, saying...is highly regarded in the scientific community. But some plaintiff lawyers note that the study has the same reliability problems as...