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Discretionary Stay of Discovery Pending Decision on Dispositive Motion

E-Discovery LLC

Defendants moved to stay all discovery deadlines pending a resolution of their motion to compel arbitration and for a stay pending arbitration. Defendants answered and moved to stay, asserting that there was an arbitration clause in their franchise agreement. Defendants Motion to Compel Arbitration is potentially dispositive.

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California's Secondary Evidence Rule: Helpful, Yes. But Not an End Run.

Evidence at Trial

Crown move to compel arbitration, and it relied on an employee declaration from Ms. Chambers received an arbitration agreement when she opened her credit card (and again when she received a replacement card a few years later), and (2) the agreement allowed Ms. Chambers opposed Crown's motion to compel arbitration on the ground that ".

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44% of Investment Bankers Think They Can Make Lots of Money Off of Attorney Insecurity (AI)

3 Geeks and a Law Blog

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events 5.51 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events 5.51 Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators 4 7 2 10.3% Below is a table of the Levels of the 13 potentially exposed work activities as performed by lawyers according to the O*NET data. Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings 3.69

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Decoding Justice: Key Differences Between Civil and Criminal Litigation

CaseFox

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Or Settlement : Many jurisdictions, parties engaged in civil litigation may explore alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation or arbitration to resolve their issues outside the courtroom. In other words, criminal law seeks to punish for an offense.

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??Meeting the Needs of Modern Legal Consumers: Tips for Small Law Firms

CaseFox

This enables lawyers to provide tailored legal advice and strategies that align with clients’ objectives. Small law firms can cater to consumer preferences by offering alternative dispute resolution methods such as mediation or arbitration. Small law firms can differentiate themselves by educating and empowering clients.

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What’s in a number? A discussion of two decisions concerning rights in telephone numbers

IP Whiteboard

The second is a domain name decision of a WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center Panel in Multi-National Concepts Pty Ltd v. Instead, the Complainant’s primary objective was to sublicence the smartnumbers to people who would want to use them as telephone numbers (and possibly as names or brands). 1300 Directory Pty Ltd , WIPO Case No.

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From the Marshall Project: Why it's almost impossible to fire a prison guard

Forensic Psychologist

‘A Crazy System’: How Arbitration Returns Abusive Guards to New York Prisons By Alysia Santo and Joseph Neff This article was first published by The Marshall Project , a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. Each time, private arbitrators gave the officers their jobs back. Arbitration loosely resembles a trial.