Journal of American Arbitration (JAA)

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VOLUME 1 2002 NUMBER 2

ARTICLES
CO-OPTING THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY: CONTRACTUAL EXPANSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ARBITRAL AWARDS   Victoria L.C. Holstein

"ARBITRABILITY" AND JUDICIAL REVIEW: A BRIEF REJOINDER    Alan Scott Rau

CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. V. ADAMS: THE END OF THE LONG AND WINDING ROAD TO A NATIONAL POLICY FAVORING THE ARBITRATION OF EMPLOYMENT DISPUTES  Ronald M. Green, Evan J. Spelfogel, Barry Asen

IDEOLOGIES OF ARBITRATION  Jeanette Jaeggi

BOWEN V. AMOCO PIPELINE CO.: THE TENTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT PARTIES MAY NOTCONTRACTUALLY EXPAND FAA STANDARDS OF JUDICIAL REVIEW   Amanda Spears

"CLEAR AND UNMISTAKABLE": THE THIRD CIRCUIT'S SPECIFICITY REQUIREMENT FOR CONTRACTUAL WAIVER OF THE FAA  Heather White

C & L ENTERPRISES, INC. V. CITIZEN BAND POTAWATOMI INDIAN TRIBE OF OKLAHOMA: DO AGREEMENTS TO ARBITRATE CONTRACTUAL DISPUTES PIERCE THE VEIL OF AN INDIAN NATION'S
SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY?  Javier F. Junco

 VOLUME 2 2003 NUMBER 1

ARTICLES
CONSUMER ARBITRATION: THE DESTRUCTION OF THE COMMON LAW  Richard M. Alderman

THE CLASS ACTION ARBITRATION DILEMMA -- BAZZLE V. GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORP.: DOES THE FAA PRECLUDE CLASS ACTION ARBITRATION WHEN THE AGREEMENT IS SILENT?  Dana T. Blackmore

THE ENFORCEABILITY OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS BY AND AGAINST NONSIGNATORIES Anthony M. DiLeo

PARTY AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM OF CONTRACT IN SECURITIES ARBITRATION: THE DANGERS OF EXPANDING JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ARBITRAL AWARDS   Melissa Brockett

A PROPOSAL TO RETURN CUSTODY DECISIONS TO WHERE THEY BELONG  Sophie K. Kennedy

ARBITRATION IN THE REALM OF THE INTERNET: A LOOK AT THE UDRP AND ITS EFFICIENCY IN RESOLVING DOMAIN NAME DISPUTES   Paula Lopez

THE USE OF MANDATORY ARBITRATION CLAUSES TO PREVENT CLASS ACTIONS: A PROBLEM FOR PLAINTIFFS AND A PROBLEM FOR SOCIETY  Stephanie Smith

IN RE HUMANA INC. MANAGED CARE LITIGATION: THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT LIMITS THE EXTENT TO WHICH NONSIGNATORIES ARE COMPELLED TO ARBITRATION  Matthew Boyer

THE FIFTH CIRCUIT UPHOLDS ARBITRABILITY OF WRITTEN WARRANTIES UNDER THE MAGNUSON-MOSS WARRANTY ACT IN WALTON V. ROSE MOBILE HOMES L.L.C  Paula Cino

WELBORN CLINIC V. MEDQUIST, INC.: DOES BROAD INTERPRETATION CALL FOR A BOILERPLATE PROVISION?  Mona Gupta

GULF GUARANTY LIFE INSURANCE CO. V. CONNECTICUT GENERAL LIFE INSURANCE CO.: THE FIFTH CIRCUIT STAYS OUT OF THE DETAILS OF ARBITRATION  Nahom Gebre

MITCHELL V. AMERICAN FAIR CREDIT ASS'N: CONSUMERS MUST HAVE NOTICE OF ARBITRATION PROVISIONS IN A NEW CONTRACT FOR IT TO BE ENFORCEABLE  Marla Owczarek

PULTE HOME CORP. V. SMITH: COURTS MUST ANALYZE EACH CLAIM IN A MULTICLAIM PETITION FOR ARBITRABILITY  Amanda F. Spain

HOWSAM V. DEAN WITTER REYNOLDS, INC.: THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECIDES THAT ARBITRATORS, NOT THE COURTS, DETERMINE PROCEDURAL QUESTIONS UNDER THE NASD CODE OF ARBITRATION  William Parker Sanders

THE BLACK SHEEP OF THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT COURTS: THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT DECISION IN TING V. AT&T SIGNALS A WIN FOR CONSUMERS  Jacqueline Angela Simms

VOLUME 2 2003 NUMBER 2

ARTICLES
ARBITRATION AND CONTRACTS: WHAT ARE THE LAW SCHOOLS TEACHING?  Stephen K. Huber

THE STORY OF ARBITRATION LAW  Thomas E. Carbonneau

PACIFICARE HEALTH SYSTEMS, INC. V. BOOK: U.S. SUPREME COURT COMPELS ARBITRATION OF RICO CLAIMS, ALTHOUGH ARBITRATOR AUTHORITY MAY BE LIMITED  S. Stephen Yau

THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT ENFORCES ARBITRATION CLAUSE IN DEBT-RESTRUCTURING AGREEMENT BECAUSE IT "INVOLVED COMMERCE" IN CITIZENS BANK V. ALAFABCO, INC.  Wm. Bartlett Gabler

THE BATTLE OVER THE GATEWAY: THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT AN ARBITRATOR IS TO DECIDE CLASS ACTION ISSUE IN GREEN TREE FINANCIAL CORP. V. BAZZLE Alissa L. Klein

"FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT" OR A "MEETING OF THE MINDS?": THE FIFTH CIRCUIT'S APPLICATION OF CONTRACT FORMATION PRINCIPLES TO THE MAKING OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN AMERICAN HERITAGE LIFE INSURANCE CO. V. LANG  Patricia A. Krogman

REMEMBER ME?: CIRCUIT CITY RETURNS TO THE NINTH CIRCUIT TO LITIGATE THE ENFORCEMENT OF ITS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. V. MANTOR Andra I. Maniu

THE FIFTH CIRCUIT FOLLOWS THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT DECISION IN BAZZLE AND HOLDS THAT ARBITRATORS DECIDE CLASS ACTION ISSUE IN PEDCOR MANAGEMENT CO. WELFARE BENEFIT PLAN V. NATIONS PERSONNEL OF TEXAS, INC.  Matthew Speicher

SCHOCH V. INFO USA, INC.: THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT RECOGNIZES CONTRACTUAL EXPANSION OF JUDICIAL REVIEW IN ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS  David A. Ruben

SPHERE DRAKE INSURANCE LTD. V. ALL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE CO.: THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT CONTINUES THE EVISCERATION OF DICTUM IN COMMONWEALTH COATINGS  Alexander Panio

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO DENIES ABROGATION OF SHANKLE IN PÉREZ V. HOSPITALITY VENTURES-DENVER, L.L.C.  D. Caroline Hardy

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF NEVADA COMPELS ARBITRATION IN GERMAINE MUSIC V. UNIVERSAL SONGS OF POLYGRAM  Stacey Brewer

MARYLAND'S HIGHEST COURT HOLDS ACCEPTANCE OF ARBITRATION AGREEMENT REQUIRES NOTICE IN DIRECTV, INC. V. MATTINGLY   Angela D. Hall

ONLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION FOR BUSINESS BY COLIN RULE  Julie H. Jackson

VOLUME 3 2004 NUMBER 1

ARTICLES
OVER-PREEMPTION OF STATE VACATUR LAW: STATE COURTS AND THE FAA  Jill I. Gross

FRAUD IN THE EXECUTION OF A CONTRACT AS A BASIS FOR LITIGATING RATHER THAN ARBITRATING DISPUTES  Charles J. Schoenwetter

ABOVE THE LAW: PRACTICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CONTRACTING FOR EXPANDED JUDICIAL REVIEW  Ilya Enkishev

AN ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SYSTEMS DESIGN FOR THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD  Ronald J. Bald & Evette E. Ungar

THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS OVERRULES ITS DECISION IN DUFFIELD AND STRENGTHENS AN EMPLOYER'S USE OF COMPULSORY ARBITRATION IN EEOC V. LUCE,
FORWARD, HAMILTON&SCRIPPS  Robert Sewell

THE SIXTH CIRCUIT FINDS AN EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION AGREEMENT INSUFFICIENT TO EFFECTIVELY VINDICATE AN EMPLOYEE'S TITLE VII CLAIMS BECAUSE OF THE EMPLOYER'S EXCLUSIVE CONTROL OVER SELECTION OF POTENTIAL ARBITRATORS  Justine Avtjoglou

VOLUME 3 2004 NUMBER 2

ARTICLES
BINDING ARBITRATION AND SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE UNDER THE FAA: WILL THIS MARRIAGE OF CONVENIENCE SURVIVE?  Kenneth F. Dunham

THE NARROW GROUNDS OF VACATUR: THE FIFTH CIRCUIT'S LIMITED ACCEPTANCE OF INDEPENDENT, NONSTATUTORY GROUNDS FOR VACATING ARBITRATION AWARDS IN BRABHAM V. A.G. EDWARDS & SONS  Scott Czerwonka

ARBITRATOR IMPARTIALITY -- "PATENTLY" OBVIOUS? THE SECOND CIRCUIT LOOKS AT NONDISCLOSURE AND RELATIONSHIPS IN LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. V. TATUNG CO   Melissa Bitting

THE FIFTH CIRCUIT REAFFIRMS ABILITY OF PARTIES TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW
IN ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS IN PRESCOTT V. NORTHLAKE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL  Seth Mosebey

"QUESTIONS OF LAW" OR "QUESTIONS OF ARBITRABILITY?":
THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT'S APPLICATION OF ALL WRITS ACT INJUNCTIONS TO ARBITRATION PANELS IN KLAY V. UNITED HEALTHGROUP, INC.  Katherine E. Zengion

PALCKO V. AIRBORNE EXPRESS, INC.: THIRD CIRCUIT SUBJECTS ARBITRATION AGREEMENT TO
STATE LAW REGARDLESS OF THE EXEMPTION STATUS UNDER THE FAA  Kristi Johnson

THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT AND SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION: THE NINTH CIRCUIT FINDS FEDERAL QUESTION JURISDICTION IN CLAIM OF MANIFEST DISREGARD OF THE
LAW IN LUONG V. CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC.  Sandra K. Partridge

CAMPBELL V. GENERAL DYNAMICS GOVERNMENT SYSTEMS CORP.: THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS RULES THAT EMPLOYER'S EMAIL MESSAGE WAS INSUFFICIENT TO WAIVE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT TO FEDERAL
JURY TRIAL   Burgess Bradshaw

AGUILAR V. LERNER: CALIFORNIA'S HIGHEST COURT CLARIFIES ISSUES OF JUDICIAL ESTOPPEL
AND WAIVER, BUT THE POWER STRUGGLE BETWEEN SEPARATE ARBITRATION ACTS STANDS UNRESOLVED  Joseph S. McCulloch

WHEN CAN COURTS CONSOLIDATE ARBITRABLE CLAIMS? THE MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT ANSWERS IN ILLINOIS FARMERS INSURANCE CO. V. GLASS SERVICE CO.  Kristin Schork

THE ALABAMA SUPREME COURT REJECTS STATE STATUTE THAT ARBITRATORS MUST BE LICENSED ATTORNEYS IN BOWATER, INC. V.ZAGER  Michelle C. Purchner

FIGHTING OVER THE CARCASS OF A FEE: THE OHIO SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT ATTORNEYS MUST SETTLE FEE DISPUTES THROUGH MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION IN SHIMKO V. LOBE  Allison Ward

IN A CLASS BY THEMSELVES: AN ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT FINDS THAT ARBITRATORS MUST DECIDE THE ISSUE OF CLASS ACTION ARBITRATION IN BESS V. DIRECTV, INC.  Ryan Kabacinski

VOLUME 4 2005 NUMBER 1

ARTICLES
AN ESSAY CHALLENGING THE RACIALLY BIASED SELECTION OF ARBITRATORS FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION SUITS  Michael Z. Green

PERCEPTIONS, CATEGORIZATIONS, AND IMPARTIALITY: ARBITRATORS AND RACIAL EQUALITY IN ARBITRATION  Isabelle R. Gunning

INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ONLINE AND OFFLINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION: ADDRESSING
PRIMACISM AND UNIVERSALISM  Benjamin G. Davis

MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ARBITRATION: THE CURE FOR WHAT AILS THE PENNSYLVANIA
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM?  David A. Ruben

PAPARAZZI OF THE INTERNET: CYBERSQUATTERS IN THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY AND THE TRENDS OF THE WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION PANEL DECISIONS  Partap Singh Verma

SYNDI-COURT JUSTICE: JUDGE JUDY AND EXPLOITATION OF ARBITRATION  Philip Z. Kimball

THE SIXTH CIRCUIT RULES ON THE SEVERABILITY OF ARBITRATION PROVISIONS UNDER PRIMA PAINT AND THE APPLICATION OF THE PAROL EVIDENCE RULE UNDER OHIO LAW IN GLAZER V. LEHMAN BROTHERS, INC.  Alfred Croce

THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FINDS MODIFICATIONS TO EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS UNCONSCIONABLE IF REASONABLE NOTICE IS NOT GIVEN AND NOT SEVERABLE IF UNCONSCIONABLE PROVISIONS PERMEATE THE CONTRACT  Tyler Henderson

THE FIFTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE IS PROCEDURALLY UNCONSCIONABLE IN BANC ONE ACCEPTANCE CORP. V. HILL PURSUANT TO PREVIOUS MISSISSIPPI SUPREME COURT HOLDING  Ryan Boland

THE FOURTH CIRCUIT ADOPTS BROAD INTERPRETATION OF SUBJECT MATTER JURISDICTION IN CASES IN WHICH A CONTROVERSY UNDERLYING AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT PRESENTS A BROAD FEDERAL QUESTION IN DISCOVER V. VADEN  Abigail Whiffen

THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT STATE LAW APPLIES IN A FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT CLAIM IN CARDEGNA V. BUCKEYE CHECK CASHING, INC.  Jerri L. Fuller

A COLORADO COURT OF APPEALS DECLINES TO ADOPT THE COMMON LAW STANDARD OF MANIFEST DISREGARD OF THE LAW FOR VACATING ARBITRAL AWARDS IN COORS BREWING CO. V. FEDERICO CABO AND CORPORACIÓN CALFIK, S.A. DE C.V.  Justin Edwab

THE WYOMING SUPREME COURT HOLDS THAT THE COURT, RATHER THAN THE ARBITRATOR, SHOULD DECIDE WHETHER THERE HAS BEEN FRAUD IN THE INDUCEMENT OF A CONTRACT IN FOX V. TANNER  Gregory M. Alvarez

LAW AND CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS: MANDATORY ARBITRATION  Robert A. Sewell

VOLUME 4 2005 NUMBER 2

ARTICLES

NEUTRALITY AND THE ROLE OF CONFLICT PROFESSIONALS   Bernard S. Mayer & Robert M. Ackerman

RESOLVING CONFLICT TOGETHER: THE UNDERSTANDING-BASED MODEL OF MEDIATION  Gary Friedman & Jack Himmelstein

SHOULD A MEDIATOR BE NEUTRAL?  Joshua B. Stulberg

NEUTRALITY AS ASPIRATION: UNDERSTANDING MEDIATORS' BIASES AND LIMITATIONS  Christopher Honeyman

IMPARTIALITY IN ARBITRATION: ACCOUNTING FOR ARBITRATOR SELF-INTEREST  Richard C. Reuben

RACE AND NEUTRALITY IN THE ADR OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS: ARE THEY DIVERGENT INTERESTS? AN INTERVIEW WITH MICHAEL Z. GREEN   Michael Z. Green

ARBITRATOR SELECTION AND NEUTRALITY UNDER THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT: AN AIRLINE EMPLOYEE'S PERSPECTIVE  Michael S. Maza

PARTY-DESIGNATED ARBITRATORS: ETHICAL CODES AND GUIDELINES Donald P. Arnavas

NON-NEUTRAL ARBITRATORS  Richard Chernick, James M. Gaitis & Robert Davidson

VOLUME 5 2006 NUMBER 1

ARTICLE
ARBITRATION: THE BASICS  Joseph L. Daly

NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST Jeff Goldfien

IS THE CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT OF 2005 A MISNOMER? THE IMPACT ON CLASS ACTION
WAIVERS IN CONSUMER ADR CLAUSES  Nivine K. Zakhari

PERMISSION PLUS: REACHING THE PARETO OPTIMAL GUIDELINE FOR CONTINGENCY FEES IN MEDIATION  Tracey B. Pastan

MCCAULEY V. HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.: THE TENTH CIRCUIT JOINS THE ELEVENTH AND SEVENTH CIRCUITS IN HOLDING THAT FILING A § 16(A) APPEAL UNDER THE FAA DIVESTS DISTRICT COURTS OF JURISDICTION WHILE THE APPEAL IS PENDING  Nicole J. Jones

ENCOURAGING THE USE OF ARBITRATION IN RESOLVING DISPUTES ARISING UNDER THE
CARMACK AMENDMENT: THE NINTH CIRCUIT LIMITS THE APPLICABILITY OF CARMACK'S ARBITRATION PROVISION  Leonard M. McCall

ANSARI V. QWEST COMMUNICATIONS: THE TENTH CIRCUIT RULES THAT FORUM SELECTION IN AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE MAY ONLY BE ENFORCED BY THE DISTRICT COURT WITH AUTHORITY
OVER THE SPECIFIED FORUM  Michael T. Lynch

CHOICE OF GOVERNING RULES OF ARBITRATION UNDER THE DOCTRINE OF ARBITRAL IMMUNITY
IN STRATEGIC RESOURCES, INC. V. BCS LIFE INSURANCE, INC.  W. Christian Moffitt

NO HEARING EQUALS REVERSIBLE ERROR: THE VIRGINIA SUPREME COURT'S
APPLICATION OF THE VIRGINIA UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT TO AN ARBITRATION PROCESS CONDUCTED WITHOUT A HEARING IN BATES V. MCQUEEN  Kenneth J. McDermott II

DON'T LEGISLATE FROM THE BENCH: THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA HOLDS PREDISPUTE
JURY TRIAL WAIVERS UNENFORCEABLE UNTIL THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE AUTHORIZES OTHERWISE  Keitha Carter-Webb

AN ARBITRATOR'S CYCLICAL ENFORCEMENT OF STATE LAWS DESPITE FAA PREEMPTION AND
THE ABILITY TO DECIDE CONTRACTUAL ILLEGALITY: THE APPLICATION OF THE FAA IN HOTELS NEVADA, L.L.C. V. BRIDGE BANC, L.L.C.  Barzilai Axelrod

CLASS ARBITRATION: THE ILLINOIS APPELLATE COURT'S FINDING THAT A PROHIBITION ON CLASS ARBITRATION WAS UNCONSCIONABLE IN KINKEL V. CINGULAR WIRELESS, L.L.C.  Lauren McHale

A QUESTION FOR THE ARBITRATOR: THE TEXAS COURT OF APPEALS COMPELS ARBITRATION OF DURESS CLAIM IN SERVICE CORP. INTERNATIONAL V. LOPEZ   Seth Zimmerman

VOLUME 5 2006 NUMBER 2

ARTICLES
THE CASE FOR ENFORCING ADHESIVE ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS--WITH PARTICULAR CONSIDERATION OF CLASS ACTIONS AND ARBITRATION FEES  Stephen J. Ware

CALIFORNIA'S NEW ETHICS STANDARDS: A HOT BED OF CONTROVERSY AND CONFLICTING DECISIONS  Rebecca Callahan

ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN THE FACE OF CLASS ACTIONS AND THE CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT: PENNSYLVANIA'S APPROACH TO CLASS ACTION PRECLUSION CLAUSES AND CLASS ACTION ARBITRATIONS IS RIGHT ON TARGET AND HAS LIKELY BEEN LIMITED BY THE CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT  Ryan Boland

THE STRUGGLE OF PUNITIVE DAMAGES IN ARBITRATION: HOW TO GET WHAT YOU WANT OUT OF AN ARBITRATION AGREEMENT  Sarah L. Rubright

LGBT PARENTS--WHERE DO THEIR CHILD CUSTODY DISPUTES BELONG?  Burgess C. Bradshaw

THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT REVERSES THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT IN BUCKEYE CHECK CASHING, INC. V. CARDEGNA, HOLDING THAT AN ARBITRATOR MUST DECIDE CHALLENGES TO THE VALIDITY OF CONTRACTS CONTAINING ARBITRATION PROVISIONS  Nicole J. Jones

MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION LEADS UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT TO DEFINE "LOCATION" IN THE NATIONAL BANK ACT FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL DIVERSITY JURISDICTION IN WACHOVIA BANK, NAT. ASSOC. V. SCHMIDT  Brian Matt

THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS THAT THE BANKRUPTCY COURT LACKED THE DISCRETION TO DENY ENFORCEMENT OF AN ARBITRATION CLAUSE ABSENT A SHOWING OF CONGRESSIONAL INTENT IN IN RE MINTZE V. AMERICAN GENERAL FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC   Johannah Hartley

THE SECOND CIRCUIT DETERMINES THAT ARBITRATION DOES NOT NECESSARILY JEOPARDIZE OR INHERENTLY CONFLICT WITH THE BANKRUPTCY CODE IN MBNA AM. BANK, N.A. V. HILL  Duane Ramseur

VOLUME 6 2007 NUMBER 1

ARTICLES
UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW IN PRIVATE ARBITRAL PROCEEDINGS  D. Ryan Nayar

LIKE A SKUNK AT A LAWN PARTY: THE BAZZLE DECISION HITS CORPORATE AMERICA  Zack Zuroweste

FINALITY OF ARBITRAL AWARDS ENFORCED IN NATIONAL CAS CO. V. FIRST STATE INS. GROUP - Shant H. Zakarian

A DISCUSSION OF THE PROPER FORUM FOR RESOLVING ARBITRAL CLAUSE DISPUTES IN DOCKSER V. SCHWARTZBERG  Krista L. Klett

ILLUSORY PROMISE TO ARBITRATE IS NOT SUFFICIENT CONSIDERATION FOR "STAND ALONE" ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IN GONZALES V. WEST SUBURBAN IMPORTS, INC.  Lindsay K. Griffel

REVERSE PREEMPTION AND ITS EFFECT ON ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN INSURANCE CONTRACTS IN PINNOAK RESOURCES, L.L.C. V. CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S, LONDON  Joshua Funk

PROTECTION FROM ELUSORY "AGREEMENTS" TO ARBITRATE IN DOUGLASS V. PFLUEGER HAWAII,
INC.  Kathleen Flynn

UNCONSCIONABLE, BUT NOT UNENFORCEABLE: MISSOURI SUPREME COURT STRIKES PORTIONS OF ARBITRAL CLAUSE BUT PRESERVES AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE IN STATE EX. REL. VINCENT V. SCHNEIDER  Mark Bracken

WHEN IS A GROUP GRIEVANCE REALLY A GROUP GRIEVANCE? THE ARBITRATOR'S ROLE IN INTERPRETING A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IN CITY OF FOSTORIA V. OHIO PATROLMEN'S BENEVOLENT ASS'N  Jeff Lawrence

AVOIDING EVIDENT PARTIALITY IN BORST V. ALLSTATE INS. CO.  Virginia Spiess

BLURRING THE LINE BETWEEN ARBITRATION AND LITIGATION: CALIFORNIA COURT HOLDS THAT PARTIES CAN EXPLICITLY CONTRACT FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ARBITRATOR'S DECISION IN BAIZE V. EASTRIDGE COS., L.L.C.   Christine Prokopick

VOLUME 6 2007 NUMBER 2

ARTICLES
FINAL OFFER ARBITRATION IN THE NEW ERA OF MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
Spencer B. Gordon

CUTTING THROUGH THE CRISES AND FINDING NEW SOLUTIONS: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE ARBITRAL TRIBUNALS
Johannah L. Hartley

COMPULSORY ARBITRATION: WHAT GOOD IS IT IF PENNSYLVANIA STATE
AND LOCAL RULES EXCLUDE LOW-INCOME TENANTS FROM THE APPEALS PROCESS?
Duane R. Ramseur

A QUESTION FOR THE ARBITRATOR: THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT HOLDS THAT
ARBITRATOR DECIDES WHETHER TO CONSOLIDATE IN EMPLOYER'S INS. CO. OF WAUSAU V. CENTURY INDEMNITY CO
Mark Kaisoglus

THIRD CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS THAT EMPLOYEE'S STATE-LAW CLAIMS AGAINST EMPLOYER WERE ARBITRABLE AND SUPERVISOR WAS NOT A NECESSARY PARTY IN AM. GEN. LIFE AND ACCIDENT INS. CO. V. WOOD
Virginia Spiess

ELEVENTH CIRCUIT THREATENS SANCTIONS IN B.L. HARBERT INT'L LLC V. HERCULES STEEL CO
Richard H. Snyder

D.C. CIRCUIT: COURT HOLDS A DISMISSAL FOLLOWING DETERMINATION THAT CLAIMS ARE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEABLE ARBITRATION AGREEMENT IS A "JUDGMENT ON THE MERITS" FOR RES JUDICATA PURPOSES
Megan Michael

BLOCKBUSTER MEMBERSHIP AGREEMENT NO MATCH FOR PLAINTIFFS IN BATTLE FOR LATE FEES IN EDWARDS V. BLOCKBUSTER, INC.
Jessica VanderKam

TENNESSEE COURT OF APPEALS HOLDS CLASS ARBITRATION WAIVER CLAUSE NOT UNCONSCIONABLE UNDER UTAH LAW
Jennifer M. Stull