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Author: Three lawyers contribute to this blawg: John Horn is director for Los Angeles-based FORUM Dispute Management, the mediation affiliate of the National Arbitration Forum, and he also is an adjunct law professor at Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles; Keith Maurer is director of healthcare and insurance ADR services for the National Arbitration Forum; Philip Ytterberg is vice president and assistant general counsel for the National Arbitration Forum.

Blawg Related Categories: Alternative Dispute Resolution • Law Schools • Loyola Marymount University-Los Angeles • Law Professor

Recent Posts from National Arbitration Forum Blog

The National Arbitration Forum Responds to Inaccurate Views of Arbitration
The National Arbitration Forum’s Managing Director provided the real story in a Counterpoint article that appeared in today’s Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Arbitration is a solution that's fair to everyoneA recent article unfairly assailed a firm that…
How Does ADR Help Taxpaying Citizens?
Marvin Schuldiner of the Sanns Mediation World of ADR blog advanced the ongoing analysis of arbitration’s implications for taxpayers in What are the costs of Civil Lawsuits and Litigation in NJ? "In a state with…
Arbitration Experts on the Case That Everyone Is Talking About
Alternatives Editor Russ Bleemer asked arbitration experts and theorists around the nation and around the blogosphere to comment on the recent "case that leaves a chunk of arbitration law open for speculation." His conclusion? Practitioners…
Eleventh Circuit: Arbitration Act Does Not Encompass Mediation
According to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, mediation does not constitute arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) because there is no adjudication by an independent third party. Accordingly, an aggrieved party cannot invoke…
Recent Series of Arbitration Articles on CreditCards.com
Late last month CreditCards.com, a website that "brings consumers and card issuers together", ran a series on credit card arbitration. The National Arbitration Forum was named. One article, 6 tips for dealing with binding credit…
About the National Arbitration Forum
The National Arbitration Forum (FORUM) is a world leader in dispute resolution. The FORUM provides fair, affordable, and accessible civil justice to all through recruitment, selection and management of a highly experienced and distinguished panel…
The FORUM Reaches Out to Female ADR Community
At Minnesota’s first ever luncheon for female arbitrators, a representative and a neutral from the National Arbitration Forum addressed current and would-be female arbitrators.Held on Friday, April 18, 2008 at Dorsey & Whitney in downtown…
States Propose Arbitration for Sports Television Disputes
State legislators are proposing private arbitration as a solution to seemingly intractable disputes that have arisen between sports television networks and cable television operators. According to an Ohio report, the NFL Network wants football programming…
The FORUM Partners with New Company Forthright
In a statement today, the National Arbitration Forum (FORUM) announced its partnership with Forthright, a global provider of transaction processing and resolution systems. The new company, Forthright, serves as the exclusive provider of all necessary…
International Herald Times on Domain Tasting and Cybersquatting
The National Arbitration Forum was recently mentioned in an article about domain name disputes, and a new trend in cybersquatting: domain tasting. Domain tasting, as defined in the article, is when domain names are registered…