by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 29, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
Following on an earlier blog post about agricultural smell mediations, the Calaveras Enterprise writes about, er, more smelly mediations. Calaveras County (CA) has decided to institute an Agricultural Dispute Resolution Committee. It seems there are a growing amount...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 26, 2007 | Commercial Mediation, Off Beat
In commercial mediations, I often discuss the risks of litigating a case with my clients. Going before a judge or jury presents a lot of unknowns and risk. This is not much different than taking a trip to a casino, where the outcomes are uncertain. Following on the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 25, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
There seems to be some confusion at this point whether the Irreconcilable Differences (“ID”) cause of action enacted for divorce in marriages would also apply to dissolution of Civil Unions. The ID bill was introduced before the Lewis v. Harris decision...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 21, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
I don’t think I can sum this one up any better than the original article…. Mediation is first step in hog disputes By JAN HORGEN, Of The Globe Gazette MASON CITY — Hogs, to a producer, smell of money. But as the number of confinements increases, the smell...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 12, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
Mediation has always been billed as a voluntary process. After all, no one (not even the court) can force a person or company to settle a matter. The way courts in NJ get around forcing parties to mediate cases is by having an “out” before charges start....
