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Online Court: Online Dispute Resolution & the Future of Small Claims

Abstract:      Advances in web technology are slowly starting to impact the resolution of disputes that had previously been handled in person. Online Dispute Resolution can broadly be defined as the use...

Conducting a Multicultural Mediation

"In our multi-cultural society, disputes arise between individuals from different ethnic, racial and cultural backgrounds and between businesses, both domestic and international, run by these individuals.  The cultural background of the parti...

The Continuum of Dispute Resolution in the Workplace

How Investor-State Dispute Resolution Threatens Access To Medicines, And Much Else

"A couple of weeks ago, we wrote about the growing importance of 

Agency for Dispute Resolution to Sponsor the Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2013 Annual Meeting

"Agency for Dispute Resolution (the “Agency”) has just announced its sponsorship of the upcoming Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2013 Annual Meeting, to be hel...

Mediation Saves Mediation in Massachusetts

Jennifer Shack has posted a new item on Just Court ADR, 'Mediation SavesMediation in Massachusetts'"In an appellate mediation over the fate of a mediation program, two sides haveagreed to preserve mediation. Back in 20...

Los Angeles Superior Court Shutters ADR Program

Mediation Case Law Video: A Simple Mediator Mistake Leads to Big Problems

Montana Overwhelmed by Record Number of Cases; Looks to Innovate

"Montana’s civil caseload topped 50,000 last year. That may not seem to be alot to those in more populated states, but it’s enough to drive the state’slegislature to act. Citing an overwhelmed bench and litigant...

Oregon Senate Passes Bill to Expand Foreclosure Dispute Resolution

"Last year, Oregon created a dispute resolution program for non-judicialforeclosure cases. The program didn't work as well as hoped. The program's startcoincided with an appeals court decision that pushed foreclosures into the