The Northern District of Illinois has ordered a consumer’s Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (“BIPA”) lawsuit filed against online photography company Shutterfly to arbitration, despite that Shutterfly unilaterally amended its Terms of Use (“Terms”) after the consumer agreed to them.
Good court reporters have seen and worked through every scenario – mumblers, whisperers, screamers, paper rattlers, cross-talkers – you name it. So, after 32 years, I thought I’d seen it all. And then came COVID-19.
What to do? Wait for
Due to unprecedented health and safety risks, more clients and attorneys are turning to online dispute resolution (“ODR”) to resolve their disputes. The rapid shift toward remote proceedings creates uncertainty, as new legal issues will arise out of the unique
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the criminal justice system and its efforts of justice and reconciliation, commonly known as restorative justice, have taken a huge hit. Restorative justice (“RJ”) is a system that focuses on the rehabilitation of an offender
Disputing is synthesizing guidance documents from the AAA, CIArb, CPR, Hogan Lovells, and the ICC, as well as the Seoul Protocol, to provide a comprehensive list of best practices for remote arbitration. Previous blog
Avital Mentovich, Assistant Professor in the School of Criminology at the University of Haifa, J.J. Prescott, Henry King Ransom Professor of Law and the Co-director of both the Empirical Legal Studies Center and the Program in Law and
Disputing is synthesizing guidance documents from the AAA, CIArb, CPR, Hogan Lovells, and the ICC, as well as the Seoul Protocol, to provide a comprehensive list of best practices for remote arbitration. The series
Rule 11 — Your New favorite Rule
Triage — MASH Returns
Remember when Rule 11 was used just to memorialize a discovery extension? Meet the new and improved Rule 11. It’s a powerful tool to keep your clients happy and
Over the last few weeks, numerous organizations have issued guidance on conducting remote arbitration through video teleconferencing. While the organizations offer many of the same recommendations, each guidance is varied and has different points of emphasis, making it difficult to
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 worldwide health crisis, online dispute resolution (“ODR”) processes have become increasingly important for most dispute resolution professionals. Because of this, Disputing has chosen to highlight many of the various organizations offering guidance and support for
