published by crule on Wed, 05/08/2013 - 18:33
published by Ashley Berger on Tue, 04/09/2013 - 13:11
The Administrative Conference of the United States is inviting proposals from persons interested in serving as the Conference’s research consultant for a new project that would help identify the areas in which alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques could be applied most effectively to forestall federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) litigation. The objective of the study is to ascertain the principal reasons for FOIA litigation in the federal courts, with an eye to identifying those areas where the ADR capabilities and resources of the National Archives’ Office of Government In
published by Ashley Berger on Sun, 04/07/2013 - 08:37
A recent Boston Globe story (March 31, 2013) reported on an increasingly common Web-oriented dispute involving reputation. It involved a patient and a doctor, the posting of negative comments online and a defamation suit brought by the doctor.
published by crule on Tue, 03/26/2013 - 12:08
On March 28, 2013 at 2:00pm EST ACR will present a 15-min radio show episode on the ACR Hawaii pilot project Virtual Mediation Lab.
published by crule on Mon, 03/18/2013 - 17:11
Please come to a Conference on Online Dispute Resolution at Stanford University, April 19, 2013 from 9am to 5pm. In addition to guest speakers, the conference will include breakfast, lunch, and a cocktail hour reception. SLATA, ADSA, ILS, and the Gould Program on Negotiation and Mediation are co-sponsoring the event. Attendance for non-Stanford-affiliated participants will be $35.
published by crule on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 15:23
All ODR News blog readers are invited to attend the Harvard Negotiation Law Review’s Annual Symposium entitled Ideas and Impact: Roger Fisher's Legacy, which is being co-sponsored by the Harvard Negotiation and Mediation Clinical Program, Milbank Tweed, the Program on Negotiation, CMI International, Triad Consulting Group, and CMPartners. The Symposium will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at the Harvard Law School in Austin North from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. -- more info is at hnlr.org.
published by Ashley Berger on Wed, 02/27/2013 - 11:19
For those of you attending the ABA Section on Dispute Resolution conference in April, here is a list of sessions related to ODR and technology.
published by crule on Mon, 01/28/2013 - 10:52
"Negotiation between legal parties has historically been a process dominated by uncertainty, guessing games and anxiety. However, today’s professionals can make strategic decisions based on deep data and predictive analytics to improve conventional wisdom and correct cognitive errors in judgment. Using neural networks to examine the behavior of negotiators in thousands of cases, Picture It Settled® can predict what an opponent will do, thereby saving time and money while optimizing settlements.
published by Noam Ebner on Mon, 01/14/2013 - 06:00
How can we assess with any accuracy whether someone is lying to us through online communication media? And - what can we do to prevent it? This article spotlights an issue that anybody practicing ODR needs to consider.
published by Dan Rainey on Fri, 01/04/2013 - 06:54
The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) has awarded its annual Book Award to ODR Theory and Practice, the online dispute resolution sourcebook edited by Mohamed S. Abdel-Wahab, Ethan Katsh, and me. The three of us also contributed multiple chapters to the book, along with more than a dozen contributors from around the world.
On its web site, the CPR describes its awards program this way:
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