by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 29, 2009 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
I have previously written about the proposed rules changes by the NJ Supreme court regarding public access to court records here and here. In a nutshell, we have an open and public court system. Most (but not all) records of the court are public but are currently...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jul 22, 2009 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
Most credit cardholder agreements contain a provision that upon default, the dispute will go before an arbitrator (a private judge) for a decision. As with home mortgages, many consumers in default on their debt will ignore the notices for the arbitration hearing. ...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 29, 2009 | Commercial Mediation
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Gross vs. FBL Financial Services which makes it much harder for employees to prevail on claims of age discrimination. A plaintiff used to have to prove that age was a factor in their adverse job action...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 26, 2009 | Arbitration
A California court recently upheld an award by an arbitrator for an amount in excess of $4 billion. Paul Thomas Chester had sued his former employer, affiliated companies and company founder Timothy Ringgenberg for wrongful termination. The case ended up in front of...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 19, 2009 | Off Beat
While Iranians have taken to the street to protest their disputed presidential election results, an election in Arizona was settled in a different sort of way. In the run-off ballot for the last city council seat, both candidates tied with 660 votes. To settle the...
