by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 26, 2008 | Arbitration, Lawsuits, Off Beat
You’re an American citizen of Afghan-Uzbek extract who operated the Uzbekistan bottler for the Coca-Cola Company through your family’s company. Uzbekistan is considered one of the most oppressive nations on earth. You meet the daughter of the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 16, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
New Hampshire attorney and mediator Scott Flegal writes an article in the Nashua Telegraph looking at this phenomenon. You can read his entire article here, but I’ve copied the most salient points below (with my emphasis added): Why do Americans love to...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 16, 2008 | Arbitration
The NJ Appellate Division decided this matter in an opinion published today. Arbitration is an alternative (or complementary) dispute resolution method. In a nutshell, instead of a court acting as the judge in a dispute, a private neutral acts as such. The main...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 16, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits, Off Beat
He’s baaaack. I posted about Judge Roy Pearson and his $54 million lawsuit over a lost pair of pants. Pearson lost his job shortly after he lost the case. Now, he’s suing the District of Columbia for a mere $1 million, claiming wrongful dismissal over...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 16, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
Each Friday, I volunteer some of my time to help the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. My role there is a reader; I read the books which are recorded on digital audio for blind and dyslexic people to be able to use primarily college and high school text books. ...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 15, 2008 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
The National Law Journal reports that a study of court settlements in personal injury lawsuits against businesses estimated companies could save an average total of $114,000 per claim and $670,000 for severe injuries by promptly settling cases instead of battling them...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 6, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
From AP News: West Virginia University’s $4 million lawsuit against ex-football coach Rich Rodriguez is headed for mediation, with the goal of resolving the dispute by Aug. 1. But WVU attorney Jeff Wakefield says Judge Robert Stone’s order is standard, and...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 6, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
Back in January, I wrote about the efforts of the courts in NJ to give the public access to court filings via the internet (with a few exceptions). You can read the details here. Functionally, this information is already available at the courthouse to anyone who...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 1, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
The Akron Beacon Journal recently had an article which discussed mediation and its merits. Some excepts: Look in the Akron Yellow Pages under ”attorneys” and you’ll find a section so thick it has its own color code. Look under ”mediators”...
by Marvin Schuldiner | May 29, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
Back in January, I wrote about the NJ Courts looking at making almost all state court filings available via the internet. On the federal level, the courts use a filing system called PACER. For a fee, anyone can go and look at almost all the filings made in a federal...
