by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 7, 2015 | Commercial Mediation
An interesting case (Robert Smith v. Millville Rescue Squad and John Redden) was heard by the New Jersey Supreme Court last week on whether an impending divorce can be a cause for employment termination. Plaintiff Robert Smith worked for the Millville Rescue Squad...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 3, 2015 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
In a rare trial court published opinion, a New Jersey Superior Court in Atlantic County recently opined on a case that looked at how much should a party pay to depose their adversary’s expert. The case is Alice Jusino v. William LaPenta (ATL-L-7213-12). The...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Nov 11, 2015 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
Today is November 11, which is celebrated as Veteran’s Day in the United States and as Remembrance Day or Armistice Day in many other countries. The day started as a remembrance marking the end of Word War I. WWI was dubbed “the war to end all...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Nov 4, 2015 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
In a nutshell, not very high compared to other states. Earlier this year, the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform had the respected Harris Poll conduct a survey among a nationally representative sample of 1,203 in-house general counsel, senior litigators or...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Oct 5, 2015 | Commercial Mediation
CNN recently featured the problems with the Better Business Bureau’s rating systems. I spent a couple of years as a volunteer mediator/conciliator for the BBB of Greater NY in Manhattan when I was first training as a mediator. The article presents a fairly...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 30, 2015 | Commercial Mediation
The National Hurricane Center is currently forecasting Hurricane Joaquin to hit New Jersey on Sunday/Monday, October 4-5, 2015. With memories of Storm Sandy fresh in everyone’s mind, home, car and business owners should ensure their insurance coverage is in...
