Published Articles – Civil Mediation

All of the below articles were published in the Louisiana Bar Journal. They are provided here with permission. Visit the Louisiana State Bar Association’s website to download the final, published versions.

The following were feature-length articles:

Online Dispute Resolution: A Modern ADR Approach
Vol. 62, No. 3, October/November 2014
Professor Paul W. Breaux (with research assistance from Savannah Steele – Class of 2014)

Mediation and Religion: General Attitudes of Three Major Religions in the United States
Vol. 63, No. 3, October/November 2015
Aaron T. Hubbard

The following articles were published in the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section:

Gov. Edwards Mediates Dispute
Vol. 64, No. 5, February/March 2017
Virginia L. Brown

Potential Limits to Attorney-Client Confidentiality in Mediation
Vol. 63, No. 6, April/May 2016
Leona Scoular, Michelle Kornblith, and Genevieve Leslie

The Race to Finalize the Cycle of Armstrong’s Arbitration
Vol. 63, No. 2, August/September 2015
Lauren J. Bradberry, Jade E. Ennis, and Claire E. Sauls

Importance of Confidentiality for Vitality of Mediation
Vol. 62, No. 6, April/May 2015
Alexander J. Baynham and Kristin Farquharson

Google Agrees to Mediate Privacy Dispute
Vol. 62, No. 4, December 2014/January 2015
Heath C. DeJean and Jonathan Thomas

Mediation is Making a Difference in Detroit
Vol. 62, No. 2, August/September 2014
William Wratee

U.S. 7th Circuit Binds Party to Mediation Agreement Without Signature
Vol. 62, No. 1, June/July 2014
Dorian Woolaston

Arbitration Contracts Are Enforceable to Bar Class-Action Suits Under Federal Law
Vol. 61, No. 6, April/May 2014
Savannah Steele

Parties See Mediated Settlement Between N.F.L. and Former Players as a Win-Win; Judge Calls a Time-Out
Vol. 61, No. 5, February/March 2014
Matthew Morris

Mediations Keep BART Negotiations on Track
Vol. 61, No. 4, December 2013/January 2014
Breanna Green

Mediation Confidentiality Trumps First Amendment Rights
Vol. 61, No. 3, October/November 2013
Professor Paul W. Breaux

Why Wait to Mediate?
Vol. 61, No. 1, June/July 2013
Amanda Hidalgo

Hostess, Inc. Mediates in Hopes of Avoiding Liquidation
Vol. 60, No. 6, April/May 2013
Monique Daley

State Law Authorizing Confidential Arbitration Proceedings Violates First Amendment
Vol. 60, No. 5, February/March 2013
Hayne B. Caliva

To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate? There is No Question
Vol. 60, No. 3, October/November 2012
Melissa Buza

The “Flavor” of Arbitration: Disclosure and Confidentiality
Vol. 60, No. 2, August/September 2012
Michael S. Finkelstein

GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia Mediation
Vol. 59, No. 6, April/May 2012
Brian W. Amy, Jr.

Competitive Bargaining Delays 2011-2012 NBA Season
Vol. 59, No. 5, February/March 2012
Michael Finkelstein

Mediation, Compromises Save 2011-2012 NFL Season
Vol. 59, No. 3, October/November 2011
Michael S. Finkelstein

The following was published in the Consumer Protection Law Section:

Affirmative Defenses to Arbitral Award: FIA Card Servs., N.A. v. Weaver, 62 So.3rd 709 (La. 2011)
Vol. 59, No. 3, October/November 2011
Joshua Dierker