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Mediation
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North Carolina Business Litigation Report
How To Get Properly Excused From Mediation, And Other Ways To Avoid Sanctions
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that a mediator doesn't have the authority to excuse a party from attendance at a mediated settlement conference, in the absence of…
Mediating Certainty
Mediation Gets Results
By Keith Jones
Two more cases settled through mediation! If you have the need for a West Virginia mediator, I hope you will consider giving me the opportunity to help your clients…
Legal Profession Blog
Relis on Perceptions of the Civil Litigation Process
Posted by Jeff LipshawTamara Relis, whom I met at the 2007 Faculty Recruitment Conference, has two pieces of good news. First, she's joining the faculty at the Touro Law School…
South Carolina Injury Law Journal
Interview While in Mediation: Featuring Everett Heard
By Trey Mills
On February 24, 2009, I participated in a mediation of a case on behalf of my clients, Everett and Virginia Heard, against Electrolux Home Products. During the seven or more…
Florida Insurance Blog
Insurer Not Entitled to Appraisal After Unsuccessful Mediation Pursuant to Section 627.7015, Fla. Stat.
By Mark Nation
My client, a water extraction and mold remediation company, performed services for a homeowner insured under a State Farm Florida insurance policy. State Farm refused to pay the entire bill,…
Mediating Certainty
The Beauty of Mediation: Flexibility
By Keith Jones
I recently completed a successful mediation which provided a chance to apply one of mediation’s many benefits — flexibility. Without going into details about the parties or the case, the mediation…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
Be Careful With The Memorandum Of Mediated Settlement
A successful mediation session ends with a signed document reflecting the settlement, usually the AOC Form "Memorandum of Mediated Settlement," but is often accompanied by an agreement to draft a…
La Revue
La médiation au Maroc
Suite au vote de la loi n° 08-05 sur l’arbitrage et la médiation conventionnelle, le 27 juillet 2007 par le Parlement marocain , le Ministère de la Justice, l’Ambassade britannique…
China Law Update Blog
The New PRC Law On Labor Dispute Arbitration Is Not So Pro-worker
After promulgating the Labor Contract Law, the Chinese legislature enacted the Law on Labor Dispute Mediation and Arbitration (hereinafter referred to as “the New Law”) to further safeguard the rights…
Litigation & Trial
How Can A Mediator Make Medium Size Cases Settle?
If you haven't been following, Victoria Pynchon at the Settle It Now Negotiation Blog and I have been having a running discussion about The Settlement Unicorn, which I originally defined…