Reuters, Daily Journal highlight article by Professors Chandrasekher, Horton

Reuters and the Daily Journal recently spotlighted “Arbitration Nation: Data From Four Providers,” a forthcoming article in the California Law Review  by Professors Andrea Chandrasekher and David Horton. For the article, the professors analyzed more than 40,000 cases filed in four major arbitration providers between 2010 and 2016.

The Daily Journal ran excerpts from the article. The Reuters piece, “Sweeping new arbitration study: ‘Enterprising’ plaintiffs’ lawyers adapt,” highlighted the article’s observations that arbitration can be a “surprisingly affordable” forum for plaintiffs, and a more successful one when plaintiffs hire lawyers rather than represent themselves.

Professor Chandrasekher's educational background includes a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a Ph.D. in Economics from UC Berkeley. She has taught as a visiting assistant professor at Northwestern School of Law and served as a fellow at Stanford Law School. Her research interests include criminal law, law and economics, quantitative methods, criminal justice public policy analysis, and policing.

Professor Horton joined the King Hall faculty in 2012.  His primary research and teaching interests are wills and trusts, contracts, and arbitration law.  In 2015, his article "In Partial Defense of Probate: Evidence from Alameda County, California" was selected as the winner of the 29th annual Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Scholarly Paper Competition and he was honored with UC Davis School of Law’s Distinguished Teaching Award.