Mark J Bunim

April 19, 2022 | New York Law Journal

There is no doubt that the virtual vs. in-person dilemma in insurance cases will be with us in both mediation and arbitration for the foreseeable future.

By Mark J. Bunim

8 minute read

September 08, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Mark J. Bunim of NAM describes insurance language that triggers a "allocation dilemma" and analyzes the case law addressing these situations.

By Mark J. Bunim

11 minute read

September 05, 2015 | New York Law Journal

Mark J. Bunim of NAM describes insurance language that triggers a "allocation dilemma" and analyzes the case law addressing these situations.

By Mark J. Bunim

11 minute read

April 24, 2014 | New York Law Journal

Mark J. Bunim, a mediator and arbitrator with NAM, examines a recent Court of Appeals holding that has opened up the pathway to insurance brokers' liability to their customers for failure to procure proper [or sufficient] coverage, and the decision's potential ramifications, especially with hundreds of unpaid Storm Sandy claims hovering in the background.

By Mark J. Bunim

8 minute read

January 15, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Court Sustains Fraud Claim Notwithstanding Existence of Breach of Contract Claim

By Mark J. Bunim

2 minute read

July 29, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Mark J. Bunim, the managing director of Case Closure, a mediation and arbitration firm, writes that plaintiffs and mediators need to understand that insurance companies are in the "litigation business," but take a very practical and businesslike approach during mediation. The crucial fact, he says, is always getting the right people within the insurance bureaucracy to pay attention and recognize the enormous pitfalls of not resolving the matter.

By Mark J. Bunim

9 minute read

March 10, 2010 | New Jersey Law Journal

Family disputes are rarely black and white. They are inherently filled with "gray," and thus solution creativity, that mediation can bring about, is appropriate. On top of this, mediation is quick, certainty results and the participants' own input result in formulating the outcome.

By Mark J. Bunim

6 minute read

January 14, 2010 | New York Law Journal

Mark J. Bunim, the managing director of Case Closure, a mediation and arbitration firm, writes: "By and large, each litigant in a family-based civil case is seeking resolution of a difficult and in many instances complex group of conundrums. When relationships, such as those among siblings, parent and child, or even extended family members are part of the mix, the emotional level and complexities that are routine in a 'stranger-based' civil litigation, only escalate. To promote a dialogue that will result in a resolution, the formalities and strictures of an adversary proceeding in either the state or federal court do not provide the necessary atmospherics or the ability to properly handle the situation. Quite simply, family-related disputes cry out for mediation by a knowledgeable neutral."

By Mark J. Bunim

6 minute read