Resources for Construction Lawyers and ADR Professionals
“’Deepfakes’ are videos or images where a person’s face, body or voice has been digitally altered so they appear to be someone else, typically used maliciously or to spread false information.”[i] The rapid development of generative AI tools in the past few…
Arbitration is touted as an efficient, cost-effective dispute resolution method, but some complain it’s not meeting these goals. Do arbitrations take too long and cost too much? Why does it take one or two years to build a bridge, but three or…
It’s been a great year for our blog. We’ve covered many different ADR tools and topics in the past year. Here are a few highlights of posts on arbitration, mediation, artificial intelligence, insurance, and other ADR topics. We are looking forward to…
AI use is commonplace in law practice. Unfortunately, cases involving AI fake citations (a/k/a “hallucinations”) are also commonplace.[i] These cases continue although AI’s penchant for such hallucinations is well-known and well-documented.[ii]
Well known construction mediator, Steve Nelson, https://www.nadn.org/steve-nelson provided insights about emerging trends in construction ADR in a recent seminar. This post highlights some emerging trends and how construction lawyers can use them in their practices.
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 in the U.S.…
A recent article in the ABA Dispute Resolution Section newsletter[i] asserts mediation has become “a protracted, complex proceeding” contrary to its purpose. Written in a lively tone and citing Voltaire, B.F. Skinner, Sir Isaac Newton, and Ivan Pavlov (with references to Bob…