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Friday, February 22, 2008

Everybody's doing it: BigLaw next to join mandatory arbitration frenzy

by Diane Levin on February 22, 2008

in ADR, Arbitration

It’s not just credit card companies, nursing homes, telecom giants, and a Texas burger franchise who are jumping on the mandatory arbitration bandwagon.

According to Condé Nast Portfolio.com, one BigLaw firm has instituted mandatory arbitration for all its at-will employees.

Who will be next? Mediators?

Let’s hope not.

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Football as ADR?

by Diane Levin on February 22, 2008

in ADR

Football now joins the growing list of informal alternative dispute resolution methods, along side arm wrestling and perennial favorite rock, paper, scissors.

Facing South reports that one Tennessee lawmaker has proposed using a football game to settle a border dispute over access to water between Tennessee and Georgia.

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