Exactly How Confidential Is The Mediation Process?
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Chrysler Changes Its Tune On Terminated Dealers
By: Stephen P. Lagoy After initially indicating that terminated dealers would be reinstated through the federally-mandated arbitration procedure or not at all [see blog post: Chrysler and GM Take Different Approaches to Dealer Arbitration], Chrysler now says that it will offer to reinstate 50 of the 789 dealerships it terminated last year. The …
GM outlines arbitration process for dealer reinstatement arbitration
By: Stephen P. Lagoy General Motors is prepared to proceed with a Congressionally-mandated program that will allow 2000 of GM’s closed dealerships to appeal the closure decision through an independent arbitration process. Dealers who want to file for reinstatement must do so through the American Arbitration Association and commence arbitration by Jan. 25. Under …
Arbitration Process for Rejected Chrysler and GM Dealers Is Now The Law
By: Stephen P. Lagoy The President has signed into law a program giving closed auto dealerships access to neutral arbitration if they want to be reinstated. The process begins immediately and is expected to take six and one half months. For more information on how the auto dealer arbitration process will work see:
Car Dealers To Use Mediation and Arbitration
By: Stephen P. Lagoy Congress has approved a plan that would allow 2000 terminated car dealers to pursue third party mediation and arbitration with GM and Chrysler with the possibility of being reinstated. For an analysis of this alternative dispute resolution process and its chances of being successful, see http://online.wsj.com/article/. For more information …
Can My Appeal Be Mediated?
Many litigants and counsel may not be aware that a process for alternate dispute resolution exists in the Superior Court during the pendency of an appeal. The Pennsylvania Superior Court has an “Appellate Mediation Program.” The Program provides a potential means for resolving disputes that is faster, more economical, and more likely to result in …
Cookies and Compromise
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 …
Investment Losses and Arbitration
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.
Arbitrators: What is their value?
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.
Large Corporations Use “Early Intervention” ADR to Control Litigation Costs
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 …