The Mediation Table: Conversations in Conflict Resolution - Employment mediation continues to evolve—driven by rising emotional complexity, changing workplace dynamics and new legal challenges. In this podcast episode, JAMS…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law
Dispute resolution clauses are independent agreements within a contract and often do not get the attention they deserve. When drafting a complex agreement, it may be difficult to shift gears and imagine the problems that may…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Science, Computers, & Technology
With more than 40 years of experience in construction mediations, I’ve seen how early mediator involvement can significantly streamline the resolution process. By engaging a mediator early—before discovery heats up—parties can…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Construction Law, Insurance
From stingers to settlements: Finding parallels between bees and the ADR process -
Beekeeping is one of my hobbies when I’m not dedicating myself to dispute resolution. In my more than 10 years as a beekeeper, I’ve learned a…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), International Law & Trade
Rules and Procedures: Hearings -
JAMS provides a comprehensive spectrum of conflict prevention and dispute resolution services to meet the unique needs of today’s global business environment. Those services include arbitration,…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade, Law Practice Products & Services
Whether it’s neighbors in Napa arguing over a fence or a family in Fresno clashing over an inheritance, legal conflicts can quickly become expensive and emotionally draining. That’s why more people are turning to mediation, a…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Family Law, Law Practice Products & Services, Real Estate - Residential
In California FEHA settlements, plaintiffs often recover damages for both emotional distress and lost wages—but how are those payments taxed? Employers often compel an allocation in damages between wages (economic loss) and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
This article explores the enduring underuse of mediation in civil and commercial disputes across the European Union (EU) and U.K., a phenomenon known as the "mediation paradox." Despite decades of policy support and legal…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
Not long ago, I spoke with a general contractor on a multinational infrastructure project. “We had five nationalities on-site,” he said, “and six different ways of interpreting the same deadline.” He wasn’t exaggerating.
In…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
In 1925, Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requiring courts to enforce agreements to arbitrate as valid contract provisions. Business communities and trade associations campaigned vigorously in support of its…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
Globalization continues to transform workplaces into vibrant intersections of cultures and practices. Yet with this richness comes complexity: Cross-cultural misunderstandings can easily escalate into disputes when legal systems…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Conflict of Laws, Labor & Employment Law
How California is shaping the future of cross-border dispute resolution and bridging legal traditions -
During California International Arbitration Week (CIAW), JAMS and other leading arbitration institutions from around the…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Conflict of Laws, International Law & Trade
The idea for “Across Borders and Barriers: Insights Into International Legal Negotiations” was born from years of observing what too often goes unsaid in cross-border legal practice: that most of the difficulty lies not in the…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Peter Kamminga, Esq., Ph.D., and Jeffrey Grubman, Esq., discuss the rise in financial scams targeting consumers and the various ways in which those scams typically take shape, including authorized…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Finance & Banking
Civil litigators are acutely aware of the benefits of mediation in resolving their clients’ disputes. Typically, prior to the filing of a lawsuit, the would-be plaintiff and defendant have been exposed to the dark side of human…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure
