by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 9, 2018 | Arbitration
A defendant’s attorney inserts handwritten paragraph 3A into an Agreement to Arbitrate that reads, “The parties reserve their rights to appeal the arbitrator’s award to the appellate division as if the matter was determined by the trial...
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 | Jan 7, 2009 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits, Off Beat
Roy Pearson won’t go away quietly. He is now asking for an en banc hearing of his appeal on the $54 million lawsuit over his lost pants. Previously, 3 appellate judges rejected his appeal and now he wants all 9 judges on the circuit to hear his appeal.
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 25, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
This week, a committee of the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a report recommending that the court’s records be made accessible to the public through the internet. The report’s executive summary reads in part: In drafting the proposed rule, the Committee...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 8, 2008 | Off Beat
There are about 6 states that still have “alienation of affection” statutes on the books, including Mississippi. In 1997, Sandra Valentine began working for Jerry Fitch, a wealthy Mississippi realtor and successful businessman. She ended up having an...
