Latest Dispute resolution Stories
Group Renews Call for National "3 Hour" Standard for Strandings NAPA, Calif., April 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, FlyersRights.org expressed disappointment over a federal district judge's dismissal of a class action lawsuit filed by Cathy Ray of Fayette, AK, who brought suit for unlawful imprisonment for 9 1/2 hours by American Airlines on a flight in Austin, Texas, on December 29, 2006. In his April 2nd decision, U.S. district Judge Robert T. Dawson wrote that the court was...
LOS ANGELES, April 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. government to settle two legal matters. The settlement amounts for the two matters are equal and thereby offset each other. The first matter involved a lawsuit filed by Northrop Grumman in December 1996 against the U.S. government for recovery of uncompensated costs, investments and a reasonable profit related to the Tri-Service Standoff Attack Missile...
Consumer Resource to Answer Questions on the Basics of Arbitration, Arbitration in Contracts, and How to File and Respond to a Claim MINNEAPOLIS, April 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Forthright, an organization that provides claims administration services in the dispute resolution market, today announced the launch of a new informational consumer website aimed at guiding American consumers through the arbitration process. The new website, www.ArbitrationAnswers.com, contains easily...
Triumfant Resolution Manager Expands Corona's Offerings to the Endpoint ROCKVILLE, Md., March 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Triumfant(R), creator of patent-pending software that automatically discovers, analyzes and remediates unexpected changes and conditions at the endpoint, today announced that Corona Technical Services, a leading provider of network monitoring software, training and support, signed an agreement to resell the Triumfant Resolution Manager(TM). Through this partnership, Corona...
A study of pre-trial U.S. consumer arbitration released Wednesday said the outcomes of American Arbitration Association cases did not unduly favor businesses. The study conducted by the Searle Civil Justice Institute at the Northwest University School of Law said consumer claimants seeking less than $10,000 paid an average $96 in fees for arbitration services and won an average 53 percent of the cases filed. Awards averaged $19,255, the report said. Cases took an average 6.9 months to...
Cases Span Globe and Help Trademark Holders Protect Rights Online MINNEAPOLIS, March 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- www.domain-disputes.com -- The National Arbitration Forum, an international provider of arbitration services, today announced that a total of 1,770 cases were filed in its domain name dispute resolution program in 2008. The National Arbitration Forum is approved by the Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to provide domain name dispute resolution services...
Delivering Collaborative Problem-Solving Support to the Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center FAIRFAX, Va., Feb. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- SRA International, Inc. (NYSE: SRX), a leading provider of technology and strategic consulting services and solutions to government organizations and commercial clients, today announced it has won a re-compete contract to support the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Conflict Prevention and Resolution Center (CPRC). The five-year award...
Timothy I. Thomas Announces Release of New Book, Resolving Conflict: Overcoming Destructive Behaviors in the Workplace DOWNINGTOWN, Pa., Feb. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Makarios Consulting, LLC, a premier provider of custom leadership development and executive coaching programs, announced the launch of a new book on conflict management entitled Resolving Conflict: Overcoming Destructive Behaviors in the Workplace. Resolving Conflict is authored by the president of Makarios, Timothy I. Thomas,...
A union representing two groups of employees has filed to take contract talks with American Airlines to federal mediation, calling the U.S. air carrier greedy. The TWU represents 12,000 mechanics and 86 technicians at American, the Fort Worth, Texas, Star-Telegram reported Tuesday. Bob Zimmerman, president of Transport Workers Union Local 565 said AMR, American's parent company, was becoming the poster boy of corporate greed and excess. Airline spokeswoman Tami McLallen said talks with the...
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Intramilitary Immunity Dibble v. Fenimore 06-3307-cv Appealed from the Northern District of New York Background: The secretary of the U.S. Air Force is a defendant in an action and appel from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the secretary. Donald J. Dibble is a former federal excepted service technician with the New York Air National Guard who was denied reenlistment. Alleging the denial was retaliation for his exercise of...
