New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Monica Delgado and Jonathan Harris | August 5, 2024
Mediation represents a pivotal juncture in any legal dispute, where parties have an opportunity to transition from adversarial posturing to problem-solving.
By Amanda Bronstad | August 1, 2024
Last month, U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria asked plaintiffs' lead counsel if the settlement program under Ken Feinberg should come to an end.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By James Leonard | July 30, 2024
Until the new law has been exhaustively litigated and interpreted by the courts, successful settlement of truck accident cases might depend on the knowledge, experience and insights of skilled insurance claim mediators.
Daily Business Review | Commentary
By Jonathan Mann | July 30, 2024
Attorneys who regularly litigate civil and family cases in Florida's state courts will be familiar with mediation. Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.700(a) allows a presiding trial court judge to refer "all or any part of a contested civil matter to mediation or arbitration."
International Edition | Features
By Louis Altmann | July 25, 2024
The Mayer Brown Paris paralegal and South African men's hockey vice captain talks about balancing the two sides of his life.
National Law Journal | Research
By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman | July 24, 2024
"Chambers is a very private space," retired U.S. District Judge Shira A. Scheindlin said. "Each judge has five or six employees in their own private space, and there's no one supervising a judge. They are on their own. It's hard to take on such a person."
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Lawrence W. Newman and David Zaslowsky | July 24, 2024
The impetus for this column was the recent decision in 'Spineway SA v. Strategos Group', in which parties acknowledged that they had agreed to arbitrate their dispute, but disagreed about the arbitral institution and corresponding rules.
By Cheryl Miller | July 22, 2024
The son of Italian immigrants, Edward Panelli was urged at an early age to become a lawyer. His judicial career spanned every level of California's judiciary and concluded with a career as a neutral.
Daily Report Online | Commentary
By Jack Slover | July 22, 2024
Preparing for the mediation ahead of time and creating rapport with both parties helps ensure a successful mediation. Even if the case doesn't settle at the mediation itself, these actions make it more likely to settle before trial, which benefits both parties.
By Anthony Michael Sabino | July 22, 2024
A discussion of 'Bissonnette v. LePage Bakeries,' where the Supreme Court unanimously reversed the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, finding that the plaintiffs, while indeed purveyors of bakery products, nevertheless qualified as transportation workers, and were therefore exempt from arbitrating their claims.
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