Professor Jennifer Robbennolt will speak at the Texas A&M Annual Dispute Resolution Symposium in March. The symposium will explore the roles pudges play in court-connected “alternative” dispute resolution, including referring or ordering cases to these processes and enforcing negotiated/mediated settlement agreements and arbitration awards and overseeing the incorporation and quality of dispute resolution in the […]
Data from the SPOTLITE project, of which Professor Jennifer Robbennolt is a co-principal investigator, was featured in an in-depth report about efforts to create more transparency in Illinois around police-involved killings. Illinois law requires departments to release a report on police-involved killings if no charges are filed, but the patchwork system of reporting leaves many […]
Professor Jennifer Robbennolt has been elected as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, effective January 1, 2025. Fellow status is awarded to those who have demonstrated outstanding contributions in the field of psychology, enhancing the field by their diligent work and commitment. In addition, Fellows are those whose work has had a national impact […]
Professors Bob Lawless and Jennifer Robbennolt co-authored a blog post for Psychology Today, titled “Purdue Pharma, Bankruptcy, and Procedural Justice.” In the post, they discuss how the Sackler family sought a release in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy case that would protect them from facing opioid lawsuits, despite not having declared bankruptcy themselves. Many claimants were […]
People generally grasp the basic concept of settlement, recognizing it as an agreement between parties to resolve a dispute without the need for a trial, but some confusion exists regarding the settlement process. Professors Jennifer Robbennolt and Verity Winship, along with Jessica Bregant ’09, have made examining settlements one of the hallmarks of their scholarship, […]
At the 2nd annual conference of the European Society for Empirical Legal Studies, Professor Jennifer Robbennolt delivered the opening keynote lecture. Held in Warsaw, Poland, the conference brought together an international audience of empirical legal scholars to share research on the assumptions, the functioning and the impact of the law. Robbennolt was the third to […]
Though the record-breaking settlement Dominion received in its settlement with Fox News is frequently characterized as a “win” by commentators, the statement from Fox with the settlement was not apologetic, did not acknowledge any responsibility, and was not a retraction. In a new article written for the American Psychological Association, Professors Jennifer Robbennolt and Verity […]
Professor Jennifer Robbennolt and 2023 graduate Sam Barder have co-authored a paper titled “Optimistic Overconfidence: A Study of Law Student Academic Predictions.” Their findings, which indicate that a majority of incoming law students are wildly overconfident, drew the attention of Reuters, ABA Journal, and Above the Law. Speaking to Reuters, Robbennolt suggested there may be […]