Alternative Dispute Resolution

Mediation May Be Key to Saving the 2011 NFL Season

March 9, 2011

With the future of a $9 billion revenue stream at state, NFL owners and players have turned to mediation for help in finding common ground. Representatives of the two sides met with Mediator George Cohen for 8 hours on March 1 at the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service in Washington, D.C. After 9 months of …

Ohio Foreclosure Mediation Programs Are Successful

January 11, 2011

By Stephen Lagoy

In the face of the rising tide of mortgage foreclosures, mediation programs in three Ohio counties are having very positive results. Foreclosure mediation initiatives in Warren, Greene and Montgomery Counties differ in the processes by which services are provided.

When Plea Bargaining Doesn’t Get The Job Done — Murder Mediation

August 13, 2010

By Dave Frees

By: Stephen P. Lagoy A judge in Bonner County, Idaho has appointed a mediator to attempt to resolve a first-degree murder case. Unbelievable? The judge’s action was in response to a joint motion made by the County Prosecutor and the defendant’s attorney. The mediator will be paid with public funds. The case involves …

Baseball, Bankruptcy and Mediation: the Texas Rangers

June 28, 2010

By Dave Frees

By: Stephen P. Lagoy The Texas Rangers own the longest winning streak in the major leagues this year (eleven) and currently have a healthy lead in the American League’s West Division. Success on the field has not translated to financial bliss, however. The Rangers’ present ownership filed for Bankruptcy in May to complete a …

Mediating a Reproductive Rights Dispute: Who Gets Custody of Frozen Embryos?

April 21, 2010

By Dave Frees

By: Stephen P. Lagoy The parties to a dispute arising out of an “Embryo Adoption Agreement” have agreed to submit their case to mediation. The fate of two frozen human embryos hangs in the balance. Pursuant to the agreement, the donor couple provided four embryos to a reproductive center, two of which were implanted in …

Privacy vs. Right to Know: Mediation Ordered for Release of SeaWorld Death Video

March 31, 2010

By Dave Frees

By: Stephen P. Lagoy Mediators are called upon in a variety of contexts — business, family, injury, labor to name a few — to help resolve difficult disputes. The recent death of a 40 year old trainer at SeaWorld has given rise to a unique mediation issue. The family of Dawn Brancheau obtained an injunction from a Florida court …

Delaware Clergy Abuse Cases To Be Sumitted to Mediation

March 29, 2010

By Dave Frees

By: Stephen P. Lagoy Facing 131 lawsuits filed by alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse, the Catholic Diocese of Wilmington, Delaware filed for bankruptcy in October 2009. In a breaking development that signals a desire by both sides to resolve the disputes quickly, the Diocese and abuse victims are reported to have agreed to …

Federal Court Looks to Mediators to Resolve Air Crash Lawsuits

March 17, 2010

By Dave Frees

By: Stephen P. Lagoy Not surprisingly, the crash of Continental Flight 3407 on its approach to Buffalo, N.Y. on February 12, 2009 has spawned lawsuits by the families of the 45 passengers, four crew members, one off-duty crew member, and one person on the ground, who died in the crash. The lawsuits have been …

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Mediation May Be Key to Saving the 2011 NFL Season

Ohio Foreclosure Mediation Programs Are Successful

When Plea Bargaining Doesn’t Get The Job Done — Murder Mediation

Baseball, Bankruptcy and Mediation: the Texas Rangers

Mediating a Reproductive Rights Dispute: Who Gets Custody of Frozen Embryos?

Privacy vs. Right to Know: Mediation Ordered for Release of SeaWorld Death Video

Delaware Clergy Abuse Cases To Be Sumitted to Mediation

Federal Court Looks to Mediators to Resolve Air Crash Lawsuits

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