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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Cookies and Compromise

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By: Stephen P. Lagoy An experienced commercial mediator told me about a recent mediation in which there was a great deal of animosity among the parties, so much so that they refused to be in the same room at any point in the mediation. During the course of the mediation, my colleague served several …

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Investment Losses and Arbitration

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By: Stephen P. Lagoy Investment losses? Here’s an article that explains how you may be able to use arbitration to recover. http://www.usnews.com/money/blogs/Fund-Observer/2009/09/23/could-arbitration-help-you-recover-investment-losses.html For more information on how arbitration, mediation and alternate dispute resolution can help you and your business, contact our office.

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Arbitrators: What is their value?

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by: Stephen P. Lagoy Here is an article from the Dallas Morning News on arbitrators that you may find interesting.  For more information on how alternative dispute resolution, mediation or arbitration could help you, please contact our office.

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Large Corporations Use “Early Intervention” ADR to Control Litigation Costs

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By: Stephen P. Lagoy It has been estimated that, if all costs are included, Fortune 500 Companies’ total litigation costs average about one-third of their after-tax profits!  This fact has led large corporations to increasingly utilize creative non-traditional approaches to dispute resolution.  One advantage of private dispute resolution is that the parties can customize …

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Justice O’Connor’s view on Arbitration

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By: Stephen P.  Lagoy You may find interesting retired Justice O’Connor’s view on arbitration in this excerpt from the August 10, 2009 on line edition of the Wall Street Journal: WSJ: Has your circuit service affected your views of mediation, arbitration and other alternatives to litigation? Justice O’Connor: Well, I have been a strong advocate …

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How the Arbitration Process Works

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By: Stephen P. Lagoy If you are interested in how the arbitration process works, read this article from a recent edition of Forbes Magazine. For more information on types of alternate dispute resolution, please contact our office.

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How Comprehensive Mediation Can Work For You

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By: Stephen P. Lagoy As reported in the National Catholic Reporter Online Edition, several sex abuse cases in the Chicago Archdiocese were recently settled through the use of a Comprehensive Mediation Process. To view the article in the National Catholic Reporter about their successful use of arbitration and mediation, click here. For …

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Baseball Arbitration – Could it work for you?

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By: Stephen P. Lagoy One approach to alternative dispute resolution is called “baseball arbitration.” It is patterned after major league baseball’s salary arbitration rule. This is the rule that was saved by then U.S. District Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, when she issued an injunction ending a long player strike …

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Why Mediation?

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By: Stephen P. Lagoy Mediation may be defined most simply as facilitated negotiation.  Unlike litigation and arbitration, mediation does NOT involve a decision maker nor are there formal proofs or arguments.  Its goals include avoiding or breaking impasses, diffusing controversy, and encouraging parties to generate settlement options.  These goals are foreign to the adversarial …

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