by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 26, 2007 | Commercial Mediation, Off Beat
In commercial mediations, I often discuss the risks of litigating a case with my clients. Going before a judge or jury presents a lot of unknowns and risk. This is not much different than taking a trip to a casino, where the outcomes are uncertain. Following on the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 25, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
There seems to be some confusion at this point whether the Irreconcilable Differences (“ID”) cause of action enacted for divorce in marriages would also apply to dissolution of Civil Unions. The ID bill was introduced before the Lewis v. Harris decision...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 21, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
I don’t think I can sum this one up any better than the original article…. Mediation is first step in hog disputes By JAN HORGEN, Of The Globe Gazette MASON CITY — Hogs, to a producer, smell of money. But as the number of confinements increases, the smell...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 12, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
Mediation has always been billed as a voluntary process. After all, no one (not even the court) can force a person or company to settle a matter. The way courts in NJ get around forcing parties to mediate cases is by having an “out” before charges start....
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 11, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
There are numerous sexual abuse cases running through the court system against the Catholic Church. Mediation has helped resolve a number of them, including several cases in Denver. One of the defendants who settled was quoted as saying: “I was quite...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 5, 2007 | Off Beat
Bride’s joke breaks off Austrian wedding 1/5/2007, 9:35 a.m. ET VIENNA, Austria (AP) — Wedding jokes aren’t always funny. When a bride in Austria jokingly answered “no” instead of “yes” when asked if she wanted to marry her...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 4, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
This article shows just how misunderstood mediation is. In this article excerpt from the Post-Tribune, the reporter indicates that the mediator is to decide the fate of this dispute. This is not the role of the mediator. The mediator helps the party hash out the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 4, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
Mediation efforts return $5.2 million to state consumers in 2006 © 2006, Springfield News-Leader Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon’s office returned a record $5.2 million to consumers through informal mediation in 2006, the office announced this morning. The money...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 4, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
Although the article describes mediation in India, the excerpt shows how successful mediation can be in resolving disputes. Link Mediation centres show the way for speedy justice Moyna New Delhi, December 28: ACCORDING to the annual assessment of the Mediation Centre...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 25, 2006 | Commercial Mediation, Off Beat
German machine-guns his way into mediation talk at Mercedes Benz in Hamburg German machine-guns his way into mediation… Germany – A 64 year old German client machine gunned his way into a Mercedes Benz workshop in Hamburg (Germany) after mediation over...
