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Bressler Risk Blog
Conflicts, Disclosures, Ethical Debates & Crypto Costs — Duty to Disclose in Mediation Appearance Not Mandated, Former Judicial Clerkship Not a Conflict, Alito Conflicts Allegations, Firm Settles Crypto Clash
By Dan Bressler
“9th Circuit Clears Firm in Arbitration Disclosure Lawsuit” — “Defendants’ counsel in a privately mediated child custody dispute had no duty to disclose to a plaintiff that they retained and…
Inside Class Actions
Arbitrator Rejects Website Wiretapping Claims After Hearing
In a recently published award, an arbitrator rejected claims that Dick’s Sporting Goods, Inc. (“Dick’s”) violated the Federal Wiretap Act and the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) by purportedly…
Southern California Appellate News
JAMS wins 3d Dist. RFP for mediation training
Last year the 3d District had put out an RFP for "the services of a person or entity with expertise in training mediators to conduct fundamental appellate mediation training sessions…
Commercial Case Notes
Arbitrator’s Prior Representation of a Party Insufficient, Without Evidence of Bias, to Justify Vacating Award
By John Lundin
On October 7, 2025, the First Department issued a decision in Matter of Cuomo v. JAMS, Inc., 2025 NY Slip Op. 05454, holding that an arbitrator’s prior representation of a…
Southern California Appellate News
KO to JAMS
The DJ reports Former presiding justice of 4th District joins JAMS -- Kathleen O'Leary will handle appellate, business and commercial, civil rights, government, employment, insurance, personal injury and real estate disputes as…
Southern California Appellate News
Retired J.Lavin to JAMS
Today's DJ reports Retired Justice Luis A. Lavin Joins JAMS -- ""As an appellate justice and trial judge handling complex, high-profile cases for 22 years, I gained valuable insight into how civil…
Inside Class Actions
JAMS Implements New Procedures for Mass Arbitrations
By Kathryn Cahoy, Kanu Song, Kaixin Fan
JAMS recently has become the latest arbitral institution to publish rules tailored to the unique issues presented by mass arbitration filings. Mass arbitration filings have become a popular tactic among…
Disputing
JAMS Welcomes Karl Bayer to its Panel of Neutrals
JAMS, the world’s largest private alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider, is pleased to announce that Karl Bayer has joined its panel of neutrals, bringing with him over 30 years of…
Privacy World
Privacy World Week in Review
In case you missed it, below are recent posts from Privacy World covering the latest developments on data privacy, security and innovation. Please reach out to the authors if you…
CyberAdviser
JAMS Issues Rules Governing Disputes Involving Artificial Intelligence Systems
By Jason A. Leckerman, Jordan Meyer
Judges are beginning to address the increasing use of AI tools in court filings—including reacting to instances of abuses by lawyers using it for generative purposes and requiring disclosures regarding…