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Articles From Alyssa Vincent

ADR happenings By Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2009 ADR news from around the country.
Cases By Jillian Ruggiero, Julia Kucan, & Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, June 2009 Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
Case briefs By Jillian Ruggiero & Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2009 Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
Happenings By Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, May 2009 ADR news updates.
Case summaries By Julia Kucan, Jillian Ruggiero, & Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2009 Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
Court rules independent fees separable, must be arbitrated By Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2009 A California appeals court recently clarified the law on resolving disputes over independent counsel fees, ruling that the legislature clearly intended that arbitration serve as the sole forum for resolving these disputes to the exclusion of courts regardless of the presence of other claims in the case.
New Hampshire Justices rule ADR fees unconstitutional By Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, March 2009 In a December 31st opinion for Nancy Lamarche v. Stephanie McCarthy, the New Hampshire Supreme Court held that a $50 filing fee imposed on litigants who are referred to court-ordered alternative dispute resolution is constitutional, since the fee is a reasonable revenue-raising measure and does not deprive litigants of access to court.
Case summaries By Julia Kucan, Jillian Ruggiero, & Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2008 Recent cases of interest to ADR practitioners.
Happenings By Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, December 2008 Recent updates of interest to ADR practitioners.
Case summaries By Julia Kucan, Jillian Ruggiero, & Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2008 In Washington, the Supreme Court recently ruled four provisions in the AT&T customer service agreement were unconscionable provisions that permeated the arbitration agreement, that the entire arbitration agreement was unenforceable and needed to be severed from the original agreement.
Texas courts permits disclosure of arbitration statements in civil suit By Alyssa Vincent Alternative Dispute Resolution, October 2008 In Merlyn Knapp v. Wilson N. Jones Memorial Hospital, Wilson N. Jones Memorial Hospital fired its chief financial officer, Merlyn Knapp.    

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