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By Amanda Bronstad | August 25, 2023
Rice's appointment, approved on Aug. 22, comes after lawyers reached more than $13.5 billion in settlements with 3M and DuPont that resolves lawsuits over the forever chemical PFAS in public drinking water supplies.
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By Amanda Bronstad | August 24, 2023
Rice's appointment, approved on Aug. 22, comes after lawyers reached more than $13.5 billion in settlements with 3M and DuPont that resolves lawsuits over the forever chemical PFAS in public drinking water supplies.
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By Cliff Rieders | August 17, 2023
Sapp v. Industrial Action Servsices, 2023 U.S. App. LEXIS 18428, 2023 WL 4632784 (3d Cir. July 20, 2023) (Ambro, C.J.), from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, is an interesting twist on the issue of when an arbitration is required.
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By David W. Ichel | August 16, 2023
Arbitrator selection is a critical component of every arbitration proceeding given that the selection will determine who will adjudicate the dispute. Commercial arbitration is a creature of contract. The parties in their contract provide for the governing arbitral organization and rules, if any, and how the arbitrator or arbitrators are to be selected.
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By Max Mitchell | August 14, 2023
"The parties are spending a lot of time and money litigating almost as if they're in court," Sarchio said, noting that one recent arbitration involved around 72 document requests. "I keep telling them, this is arbitration. It's supposed to be streamlined."
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By Abraham J. Gafni | August 14, 2023
Section 12 requires that "notice of a motion to vacate, modify, or correct an award must be served upon the adverse party or his attorney within three months after the award is filed or delivered." Courts have generally been quite strict in holding that such notices be filed within the three-month period.
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By Joe Murphey | August 10, 2023
There's a lot written about how to prepare for mediation, but much of that centers on what to do. The focus over these next few paragraphs will be what to prepare not to do at mediation—issues and tactics to leave out of your backpack when you hit the mediation trail.
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By Adolfo Pesquera | August 9, 2023
"Because we have no evidence as to the exact interest, the appellants have not proved such a duty exists," Chief Justice Tracy Christopher said.
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By Leslie A. Berkoff | August 7, 2023
Alternative dispute resolution has many advantages over traditional litigation, including reduced costs, expedited timelines and streamlined processes.…
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By John M. Delehanty | August 7, 2023
The joint session is the only phase of the mediation in which the parties meet face to face and present their respective positions. In fact, this event may be the only time prior to trial when the parties have an opportunity to meet and address each other in person, rather than being walled off from each other through the thicket of litigation filings.
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