Staten Island mediators Michele Sileo and Elura Nanos were often told they could be stars of a reality show.
The two lawyers took the comments seriously, the Jan 15, 2013 11:29 AM CST
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James Ring’s firm, Fair Outcomes Inc., aims to limit some of the negotiating strategies that can lead legal disputes astray. Photo by Jared Leeds.
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A judge overseeing a first-degree murder case in eastern Idaho has ordered the prosecutor and defendant Michael Sparks into mediation, to see if they can resolve the death-penalty case before…
Dec 11, 2012 10:08 PM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that a dispute over a noncompete clause must be heard by an arbitrator, as called for in an employment agreement, in an opinion that…
Nov 26, 2012 6:12 PM CST
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal by American Express contending a federal appeals court has created a “sweeping, unwritten loophole” in federal arbitration law.
The ruling…
Nov 12, 2012 3:12 PM CST
Lee Jay Berman: Hostage negotiation is a new niche. Photo by Sal Owen.
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For the second time in less than six months, a venture capital firm in the San Francisco area has been sued for alleged discrimination against a female partner.
Such litigation…
Sep 25, 2012 6:56 PM CDT
A New York appeals court has overturned a $5.1 million malpractice award against Bryan Cave and one of its former lawyers that had ballooned…
Sep 12, 2012 4:14 PM CDT
This is our fourth iteration of the ABA Journal’s Legal Rebels, our annual nod to lawyers who are helping change the profession in ways both big and small. These are…
Sep 1, 2012 10:40 AM CDT
Photo of model Danniel J. Dixon by Callie Lipkin.
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A federal judge in Philadelphia has ruled that closed-door arbitrations by Delaware chancery court judges violate a First Amendment right of access to trials.
U.S. District Judge Mary McLaughlin ruled…
Aug 31, 2012 11:43 AM CDT
A federal judge in California has put a damper on a would-be class action by a former partner over pay practices at Perkins Coie.
An arbitration clause in the partnership…
Jul 31, 2012 10:28 PM CDT
Calling a lawyer’s filings “terrific,” a California judge said he was nonetheless not persuaded that a venture capital firm is entitled to arbitrate a former BigLaw attorney’s high-profile sex discrimination…
Jul 20, 2012 7:55 PM CDT
In a ruling that may be revisited, a California judge has nixed a Silicon Valley venture capital firm’s effort to arbitrate a high-profile sex-discrimination suit brought by a former BigLaw…
Jul 10, 2012 9:26 PM CDT
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan is asking a New York court to enforce an arbitration ruling and award at least $261,000 in attorney fees spent litigating a dispute over a…
Jul 3, 2012 11:37 AM CDT