Justin Bieber, Sunoco and Arbitration: How are they Possibly Connected? by George Friedman* Earlier this week came word that Justin Bieber and a photographer, who are embroiled in a law suit in Florida over an alleged assault on the photographer, are now arguing about whether the judge should direct the parties to submit…
The Elections are over: What it means for Consumer Arbitration Five things to look for in 2015 By George H. Friedman* Back when I was Director of Arbitration at FINRA, we used to have a “Crystal Ball Contest” where the staff would weigh in on predictions for the coming year. I usually did pretty…
MONTVILLE, N.J., Nov. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Vertican Technologies, Inc. (VT) of Montville, NJ, and Arbitration Resolution Services, Inc. (ARS) of Coral Springs, FL, have entered into a strategic partnership to connect attorneys using VT’s YGC Solutions®platform to the ARS Complete Online Dispute Resolution (C- ODR™) system. Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141104/156498LOGO Logo – http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20141104/156497LOGO ARS is a cutting-edge…
“Technology and ADR – The Future Is Here” was presented by our VP & General Counsel Mark Norych yesterday as part of Cyberweek 2014 at The Werner Institute of Creighton University School of Law. Click here for more from ADRhub.com. In this fast-paced interactive program, experts and practitioners from Arbitration Resolution Services, Inc., the world’s…
Anthony Palazzo is an in-house litigation counsel for a private company in Durham, NC and regular contributor to the New Jersey Law Journal. On May 20, Palazzo wrote about the evolution of the lawyers’ place in society and the current effect on arbitration, saying: Perhaps more than any other professionals, attorneys have seen their place…
Last month, the online community (that’s pretty much the whole world, folks) was stunned by a ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“EU COJ”), which held individuals had a right to request that Google remove data “that appear to be inadequate, irrelevant or no longer relevant, or excessive in relation to the purposes for which they were processed and in the light of the time that has elapsed.” The May 13th ruling quickly became known as the “Right to be forgotten” decision. Although the holding does not apply in the United States, and First Amendment issues would very likely dictate a different outcome here, the implications are potentially enormous.
In today’s fast-paced tech world, it’s critical to stay ahead of emerging trends from both product development and transactional administration. In an effort to compare traditional court litigation to increasingly popular methods of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in technology-related disputes, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) commissioned the International Survey On Dispute Resolution In Technology…
Ten Things about Litigation that Arbitration Critics Won’t Tell You by George H. Friedman* The recent uproar over General Mills’ decision to adopt and later retract a new policy by which consumers, by engaging in activities such as downloading a recipe, or participating in a contest, or “liking” the firm on Facebook, would unwittingly be…
We at Arbitration Resolution Services (ARS) are the world’s first cloud-based ADR provider where the entire process can be completed online. With online arbitration, clients can save as much as 80% of the costs of traditional litigation in as little as 20% of the time. This affordability and online access means that individuals and small to…
Don Law recently presented a webinar on the history of Arbitration Resolution Services, including a live product demo, during ADRHub‘s annual “Cyberweek.” The first part of the webinar discusses the need for efficient and complete online arbitration, finding the sweet spot for simplified rules, making the process of online dispute resolutions more widely accessible, and streamlining…