by Mark Sarni | Jan 9, 2023 | Articles
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...
by Mark Sarni | Apr 7, 2020 | Articles
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...
by Mark Sarni | Apr 2, 2020 | Articles
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...
by Mark Sarni | Sep 26, 2018 | Articles
Recently, I participated in a mediation – as an attorney for a Plaintiff – in a breach of contract dispute where the contract itself, unfortunately, did not have an attorney’s fees provision. My client was absolutely set on recovering the balance owed him...
by Mark Sarni | May 25, 2018 | Articles
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...
by Mark Sarni | Apr 5, 2018 | Articles
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...