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Settlement Business Disputes

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Overcoming mediation’s gray area through the mediator’s proposal

The cornerstone of a successful mediation comes from parties navigating uncertainty in order to find an acceptable, self-directed resolution. Sometimes, this process stops mere inches from settlement. Instead, the parties sit...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Preparing Clients for Mediation: Explaining the Process, Setting Expectations and Strategies, and Coaching Performance

Preparing your client for mediation can ensure that the mediation process is productive and not a frustrating, anxiety-producing event. While settlement is always preferable, it is not the only measure of productivity in a...more

JAMS

Kim Taylor Speaks With ABC30 on Why More People in California Are Choosing Mediation Over Courtroom Battles

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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...more

Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP

Breach of Trust? Baker Mayfield Sues Father in $12 Million Business Dispute

On November 22, 2024, NFL star Baker Mayfield, his wife Emily Mayfield, and their business entity Team BRM, LLC (collectively, “Plaintiffs”), filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court, Western District of Texas,...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New York Commercial Division Rule Changes Go Into Effect July 1, 2016

We previously advised on proposed amendments to New York State's Commercial Division Rules regarding Memorialization of Rulings in Disclosure Conferences and Selection of a "Settlement Judge." Both proposed amendments have...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Should a Mediator Ever Make a Settlement Proposal to the Parties?

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Mediators are neutrals. A mediator is not a fact-finder, and should not act as a judge to decide the merits of a case. The role of a mediator is to be a facilitator, to assist the parties in finding a mutually acceptable...more

Burr & Forman

The Danger of Settling Disputes: Novation

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Resolving business disputes before filing a lawsuit is efficient, cost effective – and sometimes dangerous. At least that’s what an architect learned when he tried to settle a pay dispute with the owner of a luxury...more

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