In this episode of the Arbitration Conversation Amy interviews Prof. Michael Pitton of the University of Iowa College of Law. Prof. Pitton has also practiced law since 1977 in the areas of litigation and alternative dispute resolution, which has included trials, appeals, arbitrations, mediations, and administrative hearings. He is on the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorneys and is a co-founding member of Iowa Arbitration Association LLC d/b/a Iowa Arbitrators.
The discussion focuses on conducting in-person arbitrations safely by following the CDC Guidelines and the US Supreme Court Protocol during the age of Covid-19, and conducting arbitrations in a University setting.
This article first appeared on Urbas Arbitral, here. Referring to the ‘state of the current case law’, Mr. Justice Frédéric Bachand in Specter Aviation v. Laprade, 2021 QCCA 183 determined that the...
By Daniel UrbasThe Supreme Court has decided Southwest Airlines Co. v. Saxon, No. 21-309, ruling unanimously that the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”) section 1 exemption of “workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce” includes classes of workers who...
By George FriedmanThis article was first published on the Thomson Reuters Practical Law Arbitration Blog, here. This three-part blog provides a diversity checklist to help retain and promote young and diverse talent...
By Hanna Roos
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