by Marvin Schuldiner | Feb 2, 2021 | Commercial Mediation, Labor and Employment
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) adjusted to the coronavirus (COVID) pandemic by converting to holding mediations via video conference. This was initially done under a six-month pilot program that started in July 2020. The EEOC just announced the...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Jan 12, 2021 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
The rate at which trials are used to resolve lawsuits has dropped significantly over the decades. We are now at the point where less than 1% of cases are settled via a trial. In the 2019-2020 court year (July to June), in the Civil Part of Law Division in Superior...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Nov 17, 2020 | Arbitration, Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
The NJ Courts have closed for jury trials again because COVID cases are skyrocketing in New Jersey. The court will continue to do as much as they can by Zoom, but that is generally limited to motions and conferences. If you want your case settled via a trial, you...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Nov 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
Seeking admission to the New Jersey Superior Court’s civil mediation rosters but you received your training more than five years ago or received your 40-hours of basic training out of the state of New Jersey? Are you a member of the court’s Family Mediation Roster and...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 30, 2020 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
If you are a New York Knicks fan, you are no doubt aware of the battle and lawsuit between Madison Square Garden and NY Knicks owner James Dolan and former Knicks star Charles Oakley. Oakley was a regular at Knicks games until he and Dolan got into a tiff and Oakley...
