Archives: June 2006
Tue Jun 20, 2006
Dispute resolution blogs
If you have not yet seen it, it is worth looking at http://www.adrblogs.com or http://www.mediationblogs.com This is the work of Diane Levin and a very useful contribution to the field. Diane is reachable at mailbox at adrblogs.com
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Tue Jun 13, 2006
ODR Forum 2007
We are currently considering proposals to host the 5th UN Forum on ODR. Previous meetings were held in Geneva, Melbourne and Cairo. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please contact me at katsh at legal.umass.edu for details.
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Fri Jun 09, 2006
ODR and Rock, Paper, Scissors
Thanks to Rob Perlman for pointing me to this.
I am not sure whether Rock, Paper, Scissors is a U.S. game or something that crosses boundaries but at the right time for the right dispute, perhaps not too bad. Unfortunately, the judge in the following did not think of ODR and how this could have been played out online - see this description for details. What follows is the judge's order but there is also a story from Fortune here.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION
AVISTA MANAGEMENT, INC., d/b/a Avista Plex, Inc.,
Plaintiff,
-vs-
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY,
Defendant.
______________________________________
ORDER
This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to designate location of a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition (Doc. 105). Upon consideration of the Motion the latest in a series of Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts it is
ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED. Instead, the Court will fashion a new form of alternative dispute resolution, to wit: at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2006, counsel shall convene at a neutral site agreeable to both parties. If counsel cannot agree on a neutral site, they shall meet on the front steps of the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, 801 North Florida Ave., Tampa, Florida 33602. Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied by one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness. At that time and location, counsel shall engage in one (1) game of "rock, paper, scissors." The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select the location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in Hillsborough County during the period July 11-12, 2006. If either party disputes the outcome of this engagement, an appeal may be filed and a hearing will be held at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, July 7, 2006 before the undersigned in Courtroom 3, George C. Young United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 80 North Hughey Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801.
DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida on June 6, 2006.
Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record
Unrepresented Party
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Thu Jun 01, 2006
ODR Movies?
Will ODR become a new film genre? A short film titled e-Ruption (2006) uses ODR. The film was created by Heath Allen (writer, director, and producer), Casey Cooper (producer), and Andrew Fraser (editor). The dispute begins with an outbidding scenario during an online auction. It escalates with a repetitive bidding game. The disputants use an online bidding duel to resolve the dispute. ODR accountants may begin adding films to resource lists.
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