2017 August

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Articles in this issue:

CAALA VEGAS

A tremendous learning experience

Ricardo Echeverria

2017 August


How to better evaluate and negotiate a neck and back injury case

An anatomical review of the spine and how to use that knowledge effectively in negotiation

Scott Dickinson

2017 August


CAALA VEGAS

Bigger and Better, since 1983

Stuart Zanville

2017 August


Alternative Dispute Resolution

In mediation, we strive to foster a safe forum

Jeffrey Krivis
Mariam Zadeh

2017 August


How third-party funders change the chemistry of settlements

How the addition of a third-party litigation funder affects both parties’ decision-making at mediation

2017 August


Mise-En-Place

Preparing for mediation in disability insurance bad-faith cases

Frank N. Darras
Susan B. Grabarsky

2017 August


Mediating employment cases when insurance is in play

Concepts and principles of Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) and their effect on mediation

Lynne S. Bassis

2017 August


Your own mediation-confidentiality agreement

Mediation confidentiality is not an absolute, so you need a strategy and possibly your own agreement to avoid later problems

Rachel Ehrlich

2017 August


Believe it or not: It happened in mediation

A glimpse of the wild, the unpredictable, and the utterly preposterous things that have happened in real mediations

Daniel Ben-Zvi
Michael D. Young

2017 August


Tax considerations in settling the case at mediation

Allocation of settlement proceeds and the tax consequences must be understood when negotiated with institutional defendants

Joseph M. Lovretovich
Jennifer A. Lipski

2017 August


Managing anger in mediation

Anger causes inefficiencies in the process and can result in no deal being reached

Mark Fingerman

2017 August


The room where it happens

Commentary by a former “In House” defense counsel

Jacqueline Pierce

2017 August


Rethinking mediation with behavioral-science data

Using behavioral-science data rather than wishful thinking to make mediation more productive

Mark LeHocky

2017 August


Overcoming bias in mediation

Understanding and identifying the unconcious biases of mediation participants

Louis M. Marlin

2017 August


The 12 fastest ways to ensure a bad result in mediation

Follow these rules and you’ll be more likely to fail in mediation

Michael E. Dickstein

2017 August


Bracketing 101

Is bracketed negotiation more trouble than it’s worth, or is it a valuable tool for settlement?

Denise Madigan

2017 August


If you can’t beat the system, join it

Who settled that case? Applying the analysis of systems theory to mediation begets “limitless possibilities”

Howard Shernoff

2017 August


Ending cases: Risk analysis and client duties

Quality risk analysis can produce dignified case resolutions in which the litigants are able to exercise far greater control

James Kamanski

2017 August


Appellate Reports

Cal Supreme Court says discovery in PAGA actions is governed by normal standards of civil litigation; supports broad view of the right to discovery in all civil cases

Jeffrey I. Ehrlich

2017 August


The Minecraft Compromise: Finding new ways to get what you want

“If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got.” ― Henry Ford

Shaina Colover

2017 August

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