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The Demise of the Civil Jury Trial: Why It Might Be Happening and Why It Matters

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Much has been written about the demise of the civil jury trial, while not as much has been written as to whether this is a good or bad development. California Superior Court Judge Curtis Karnow, writing recently in the...more

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Mediation Is an Effective Risk Management Strategy, but Be Thorough.

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An old adage states, “The worst settlement is often better than the best trial, particularly for the losing party.” This was true in a recent upstate New York case where a jury awarded damages twenty times the realistic...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Don’t Give Up Until the Jury Knocks: Post-Mediation Strategies to Get to Settlement

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The primary goal of a mediation is simple. Settle the dispute among the parties. And in an ideal world, a case settles at mediation. The failure to reach an accord before the mediation’s end may seem like settlement is...more

Holland & Hart - Your Trial Message

Use Present Tense

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You know how the joke begins: “A guy walks into a bar…” But wait, for you to know the punch line, this has to be past tense. So wouldn’t it be, “A guy walked into a bar…?” It could be. But usually it is “walks” – present...more

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