by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 29, 2008 | Commercial Mediation
The NJ Court system has set time goals for disposing of cases that are filed in their system. They rate cases by vicinage (county) and case type (criminal, civil, family, municipal, etc.). The report for the year July 2007 through June 2008 has just been published...
by Marvin Schuldiner | May 7, 2008 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
As a follow-up to an earlier posting about the overall costs of justice in NJ to the taxpayer, I want to look at the costs of civil lawsuits and litigation to the taxpayers of the state. Mark Fellows of the National Arbitration Forum published an analysis of the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | May 2, 2008 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
The State of New Jersey is currently going through the budget process for the fiscal year that begins in July 2008. Like many states, NJ is projecting a large budget deficit due to the downturn in the economy. As a result, all government agencies are being asked to...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 7, 2008 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
The Institute for Legal Reform recently commisioned a survey to largely address people’s feeling towards lawsuits and arbitration. Lost in this poll was a statistic about mediation. The poll was conducted by respected GOP pollster Bill McInturff along with...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 19, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
Since anyone can sue anyone else over anything, you really cannot prevent a lawsuit. There are people who are more prone to be litigious than others. However, you can take steps to minimize the chances of facing a lawsuit. I mediate 50+ commercial cases a year. They...
