Disputing

"Conversations about dispute resolution."

Author: Karl Bayer is an attorney and electrical engineer. He has an arbitration and litigation practice in Austin, Texas. He specializes in personal injury, business and intellectual property cases, as far as his litigation practice is concerned. His arbitration practice is not limited to particular types of disputes.

Blawg Related Categories: Alternative Dispute Resolution • Corporate Law • Intellectual Property Law • Law Practice Management • Science & Technology Law • Tort Law • Trials & Litigation • States • Texas • Business Law

Recent Posts from Disputing

H.R. 3962: U.S. House Health Care Bill Addresses ‘Balance Billing’
By Holly Hayes As noted in a previous post (available here) Texas House Bill 2256, signed into law on June 19, 2009, provides a procedure for mediation of out-of-network health benefit claim disputes. The law…
Disputing Guest Post | Hall Street Meets S. Maestri Place: What Standards of Review will the Fifth Circuit Apply to Arbitration Awards Under FAA Section 10(a)(4) after Citigroup?
As the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit decides more “manifest disregard” of the law cases, we thought that you might be interested in reading our guest-post published at the Loree Reinsurance…
Fifth Circuit Reaffirms that the FAA Provides the Exclusive Grounds for Vacatur of Arbitration Awards After Hall Street v. Mattel
In United Forming, Inc. v. Faulknerusa, LP, No. 09-50073 (5th Cir. Oct. 27, 2009), FaulknerUSA, LP (Faulkner) is the general contractor at a construction project; United Forming, Inc. (United) is a sub-contractor; and Continental Casualty,…
ABA Section of Dispute Resolution: Mediation Video Contest on YouTube
The ABA Section of Dispute Resolution is seeking three-minute original videos on the topic of mediation. The contest is open to everyone. Videos may be submitted between November 12, 2009 and January 15, 2010. Incomplete…
American Review of International Arbitration Article | Evidence and Discovery in American Arbitration: The Problem of ‘Third Parties’
Alan Scott Rau, Professor at The University of Texas School of Law and contributor to this blog, wrote recently an excellent article entitled Evidence and Discovery in American Arbitration: The Problem of ‘Third Parties,’ American…
State Bar of Texas Advanced Mediation Workshop
Earlier this year, the ADR section of the State Bar of Texas organized a mediation workshop in Houston, Texas. The participants discussed the following questions: What does the Mediation Table look like in 2009 compared…
Deadline Set for Application for Medical Liability Reform Grants
by Holly Hayes In September, President Obama authorized the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to allocate $25 million for medical liability reform pilot projects. Grant proposals may be submitted beginning December 20 and…
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009 - H.R. 1020 Gaining Momentum?
Karl Bayer and I were discussing the latest bill tracking report for the Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009. This act would ban mandatory pre-dispute arbitration in employment, consumer, and franchise contracts. (House version: H.R. 1020…
Texas Supreme Court Compels Arbitration of Employment Discrimination Claims
The Supreme Court of Texas held that an agreement to arbitrate discrimination claims between an employee and a staffing agency hired by the employer survives the dissolution of the contract between the staffing agency and…
The Future of Software Patents: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Bilski v. Kappos
As previously discussed, today the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments for Bilski v. Kappos, a high-stakes software patent case (the transcript is here). In Bilski, the Federal Circuit rejected patent claims involving a method of…