by Marvin Schuldiner | Jun 23, 2014 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
It is not a very frequent occurrence that the New Jersey Supreme Court rules on a case involving mediation. But we have a major one here in NJ from 2013: Willingboro Mall, LTD. v. 240/242 Franklin Avenue, L.L.C. It is a landmark case for mediation and mediated...
by Marvin Schuldiner | May 19, 2010 | Commercial Mediation, Off Beat
A recently published study by Cornell University indicated that “ugly” or unattractive people who are defendants in criminal trials are 22% more likely to be found guilty and are given longer sentences on average (22 months longer) than attractive people. ...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Dec 27, 2009 | Commercial Mediation
The plaintiff and defendant in a New York medical malpractice lawsuit has come to a putative settlement agreement just before the jury rendered a verdict. The parties failed to get the settlement on the record prior to the jury verdict and the settlement was...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Aug 3, 2009 | Commercial Mediation, Lawsuits
I tell all my civil mediation clients the same thing: If you’re going to settle, settle early. Why? That gets to why a litigant should settle a lawsuit in the first place. When a litigant settles a case, they are essentially “buying off” two...
by Marvin Schuldiner | Mar 29, 2007 | Commercial Mediation
One of the advantages of mediation is that the parties agree to their own settlements, unlike a trial, where a jury or a judge will impose their own settlement on the parties in a judgment. But what happens when a party tries to either get out of a deal or go back to...
