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Options for bypassing employment arbitration are changing
March 03, 2023 - By Jonathan Andrews W hen it upheld a lower court’s injunction against a California law banning mandatory employment arbitration, the Ninth Cir...
Announcement
Signature Resolution is expanding to Oakland
February 24, 2023 - Douglas Saunders Sr. Daily Journal Staff Writer S ignature Resolution, the dispute resolution company that started in Los Angeles, will open an offi...
Thought Leadership
Johnson & Johnson’s Texas two-step fail
February 17, 2023 - By Catherine E. Bauer O n its website factsabout- talc.com, Johnson & Johnson claims that “…addressing each and ev- ery one of the talc cases ...
Thought Leadership
Even “toxic” clients deserve to have divorces effectively litigated or settled
December 13, 2022 - By Hank Goldberg F amily law attorneys could learn a thing or two from criminal defense attorneys. When a criminal defense attorney represents a...
Thought Leadership
Third-parent claims require careful navigation
October 21, 2022 - By Patti Ratekin Imagine that you have raised a child from a young age. You’ve been part of every milestone in his life, comforting him when he ...
Thought Leadership
Where can I do the Texas two-step in bankruptcy court?
September 29, 2022 - By Catherine Bauer It’s no secret that bankruptcy attorneys have preferred ven- ues when it comes to filing mega Chapter 11 cases. They say they...
Thought Leadership
Celebrities should have a will (or a trust) of their own
September 23, 2022 - By Clifford L. Klein W`hen she died on Au- gust 11 as the result of a fiery car crash, actress Anne Heche left behind two sons from former relat...
Neutral Spotlight
Mediator Patrick Walsh employs facilitative negotiation and frank evaluations in mediations
August 05, 2022 - The Velvet Hammer Mediator Patrick Walsh employs facilitative negotiation and frank evaluations in mediations. R etired U.S. Magistrate Judge Patr...
Neutral Spotlight
$175M Trademark Infringement Award Upheld
July 05, 2022 - ...
Thought Leadership
A perfect storm? Are bankruptcy filings about to skyrocket?
May 09, 2022 - By Hon. Catherine Bauer (Ret.) Bankruptcy attorneys joke that business is good for them when things are bad for everyone else. Assuming this is tr...
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Groundwater adjudication cases are best resolved through mediation
April 26, 2022 - By Hon. Patrick Walsh (Ret.) You don’t have to be a water lawyer to know that California is finding it increasingly dif- ficult to find enough w...
Thought Leadership
What Does it Mean to Apologize in Employment Mediations?
March 08, 2022 - ing to acknowledge the process could have been handled better. Perhaps, the employer should not have escorted the person out of the office after ...
