Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jan. 11, 2006
Arbitration Maze Left Courts With Plenty to Decide in '05
State and federal courts continue to shape the course of alternative dispute resolution in all its formats. Issues of contractual arbitration, judicial arbitration, mediation, settlement agreements, referees and temporary judges comprised the span of judicial review during 2005. Courts in the past year also began interpretation of statutorily mandated arbitrator disclosure and the impact of California Rules of Court in arbitration.
Lawrence Waddington
Neutral, JAMS
Email: waddington1@aol.com
Lawrence is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and former assistant attorney general for the state of California. He is author of "Disorder in the Court" at Amazon.com. He also edits the 9th Circuit blog, "The 9th Circuit Watch."
State and federal courts continue to shape the course of alternative dispute resolution in all its formats. Issues of contractual arbitration, judicial arbitration, mediation, settlement agreements, referees and temporary judges comprised the span of judicial review during 2005. Courts in the past year also began interpretation of statutorily mandated arbitrator disclosure and the impact of California Rules of Court in arbitration.
Appellate courts reviewed numerous employment, con...
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