Month: April 2025
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Does Terminating the Contract = Terminating the Arbitration Clause?
Posted by: Leslie O’Neal |By Leslie King O’Neal Do Arbitration Clauses Have a “Shelf Life?” What is the “shelf life” of an arbitration clause? If the underlying contract expires or is terminated, is the arbitration clause terminated also? Who decides if the arbitration clause is still valid—the court or the arbitrator? A Long-Running Dispute Over
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Mediating with “High Conflict” Personalities—Tips for Attorneys & Mediators
By Leslie King O’Neal Most mediators and attorneys have met “high conflict personalities” (“HCP’s”) in their practices. A recent post described HCP behaviors”[i] and how to recognize them. This post offers practical tips for attorneys and mediators to make mediations with HCP’s more successful. These tips are based on the books Mediating High Conflict Disputes by
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How Much AI in Arbitration is Too Much?
By Leslie King O’Neal If Arbitrator Uses AI in Drafting Award, Is It Grounds for Vacatur? If an arbitrator uses artificial intelligence to draft an arbitration award, is he or she acting outside the arbitration agreement’s scope, permitting vacatur under FAA §10(a)(4)? This issue was raised in a recently filed petition to vacate arbitration award
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Practice Tips from Experienced Arbitrators
By Leslie King O’Neal Insights from Experienced Arbitrators How can attorneys be more effective in presenting arbitration cases? At last Friday’s panel at the Miami-Dade Bar’s 2025 “LawCon”[i] four experienced arbitrators, Richard Suarez[ii], Scott Silverman[iii] and John Thornton[iv] and I presented tips from our arbitration experiences. Patricia Thompson[v], another experienced arbitrator, moderated the panel. Plan
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