by Marvin Schuldiner | Sep 27, 2021 | Commercial Mediation
When I teach mediation, one of the definitions we discuss is how mediation is a guided negotiation. Participants need to be able to negotiate, yet we live in a society where we rarely negotiate. And when we do (buying a car or house), we generally hate it. The ADR...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 27, 2009 | Commercial Mediation
Part of being an effective mediator is having a good understanding about how people make decisions. After all, a mediator is assisting people in making decisions. We all like to think we are making rational decisions. However, that is not always the case (despite...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 10, 2008 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits, Off Beat
From AP News…. NEW ORLEANS – Hurricane Katrina’s victims have put a price tag on their suffering and it is staggering — including one plaintiff seeking the unlikely sum of $3 quadrillion. The total number — $3,014,170,389,176,410 — is the dollar...