BLUE v. BLUE, 2018 SD 58: Plaintiff and Defendant inherited two parcels of land as tenants in common. Ten years later, Plaintiff commenced an action to partition one of the parcels. Defendant counterclaimed for partition; for the value of the
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The Mediator’s Proposal
Dealing with impasse is an issue that arises in nearly every mediation that I handle. There are many different ways to address impasse depending on the circumstances of the particular mediation. In certain circumstances I like to suggest to the
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July 5, 2018 Case Summaries
Harvieux v. Progressive, 2018 SD 52: Plaintiff filed an action under her uninsured motorist insurance (“UM”) coverage with Defendant for injuries she sustained in a car accident. Plaintiff also filed claims of bad faith and barratry against Defendant. The…
The Devil Is In The Details
Anyone that has ever negotiated anything knows the oft repeated phrase “the devil is in the details”. In my experience as a mediator, I have found that often the parties or their lawyers leave until the very end what are
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What’s Your Mediation Plan?
When you go in to a mediation do you have a plan? If not, I think you are making a big mistake. You would never go in to a trial without a plan. Neither should you enter the mediation room
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National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network Fall Conference
The National Workers Compensation Defense Network (NWCDN) is hosting its 2018 Fall Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota on September 27, 2018. Boyce Law Firm, LLP is the only South Dakota law firm that is a NWCDN member.
The 2018 Fall Conference…
May 17, 2018, Case Summaries
Petersen v. S.D. Bd. Of Pardons and Paroles, 2018 SD 39: Defendant was convicted of additional felonies while in prison, and the South Dakota Board of Pardons and Paroles (“SDBPP”) redetermined defendant’s initial parole-eligibility date. Defendant requested a review of…
The Use of Binding Mediation
While I have written previously about the use of “Med-Arb”, the concept of binding mediation was foreign to me until recently. I read an article written by Peter Gene Merrill entitled “Binding Mediation: The Time Has Come for This ADR…
May 11, 2018 Case Summaries
Madetzke v. Dooley, 2018 SD 38: Habeas corpus case where Defendant had pled guilty to the second-degree robbery charge and further admitted he had been convicted of four prior felonies, however, he disputed that those felonies were violent offenses. …
April 26, 2018 Case Summaries
Giesen v. Giesen, 2018 SD 36: Divorce action where husband challenged circuit court’s valuation of his three business interests, the valuation of a bank account on a date other than the date of divorce, and the decision to recapture…