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Ways to Resolve Disputes

Ways to Resolve Disputes

Most disputes arise because of a lack of preparation about eventualities. Careful contract drafting contemplates the consequences due to one or both parties failure to perform or, if some third-party event or circumstance arises which affects performance. In sum, the...
Covid-19, Panic and Tolerance

Covid-19, Panic and Tolerance

It has been a while since I posted a blog so, and as with most of us, I currently have the time to do so given the virus “crisis” that is affecting the world and the “stay home” orders that have been issued.  I have learned something valuable...
The Legal Impact of the Covid-19 Virus

The Legal Impact of the Covid-19 Virus

The Covid-19 virus has resulted, and will result, in the failure of parties to perform contractual obligations.  As a result, lawsuits have been and will be filed for breach of contract by parties harmed by such failures and those being sued will contend that they...
The Types or “Styles” of Mediation

The Types or “Styles” of Mediation

There are principally three types or “styles” of mediation and it is important when retaining a mediator to know which style of mediation he or she practices because one style may be better suited to a given fact pattern then another style.  The three styles of...
“Win-Win” in Negotiation and Mediation

“Win-Win” in Negotiation and Mediation

The phrase “win-win” is now a part of American parlance.  Most people have a good idea of what the phrase means in that it has to do with both parties in a negotiation or exchange of some kind leaving that completed exchange better off.  In that regard, it...