by Marvin Schuldiner | May 1, 2008 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation
New Jersey Lawyer recently took a look at where the future of the practice of law was heading. They surveyed several prominent NJ lawyers to do so. Among the areas of change noted was the lessening of trials to resolve disputes (currently, only 1.8% of all cases...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 10, 2008 | Lawsuits, Off Beat
From AP News via Law.com: Lawsuit Claims U.S. Constitution Bans Woman President The Associated Press 04-09-2008 A Reno, Nev., man has filed a state lawsuit claiming that the U.S. Constitution would have to be amended to allow Sen. Hillary Clinton to appear on the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Apr 10, 2008 | Off Beat
Man uses grinding machine to cut farm tools, machines in half for divorce BELGRADE, Serbia – A Serb farmer used a grinding machine to cut in half his farm tools and machines to comply with a court ruling that he must share all his property with his ex-wife,...
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 | Mar 20, 2008 | Off Beat
I had previously posted about a service for divorce parties in Montreal. Either this phenomenon has spread, or it existed in places I haven’t seen. From CNN: Divorce ceremonies for healing … maybe a toaster By Elizabeth Bougerol Charlotte Eulette donned...