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Is cultural competence necessary or preferred in employment mediations?
June 30, 2023 - Is Cultural Competence Necessary or Preferred in Employment Mediations? By Johnathan Andrews, Esq. As mediations have increasingly become the g...
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Is Rogers v. Grimaldi dead? No! but…
June 14, 2023 - By Bruce Isaacs On June 8, the unanimous United States Supreme Court issued its opinion in the Jack Daniel’s dog chew- toy parody case, Jack Dan...
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Dealing With Emotions in Mediations
June 07, 2023 - Conventional wisdom says that emotions have no place in the legal world. Emotions are messy, complicated and illogical. They don’t fit within th...
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High court finds dual-status contractors subject to labor relations protections
June 01, 2023 - By Jonathan D. Andrews A recent Supreme Court decision has recognized the right of workers who provide both civilian and military services for ...
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Settlements must now address Section 998 costs and fees
May 19, 2023 - By Scott Carr P arties aiming to settle their disputes outside the court room are always advised to tie up all loose ends. If they fail to do so...
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Is an agreement to share in an income stream derived from copyright exploitation subject to copyright termination?
May 17, 2023 - In 1998, Sonny Bono (“Sonny”) went up a mountain to ski in South Lake Tahoe but failed to make it back down. The death of a music icon who had ...
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Resolving intractable cases is the mediator’s dominion
May 09, 2023 - By Halim Dhanidina T he behind-the-scenes neg- otiations between Fox News and Dominion Voting Sys- tems ended up accomplish- ing far more, in t...
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Listening and seeing – perceiving reality
April 26, 2023 - Ten years ago my brother-in- law, John, an award-winning tele- vision writer, director and producer, taught a class on storytelling at a local uni...
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Groundwater adjudication cases are best resolved through mediation
April 26, 2023 - 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...
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Issues In Aviation Law Policy: Commentary – Spring 2023 Edition
April 24, 2023 - 44954-alp_22-2 S heet N o. 6 S ide A 04/26/2023 10:22:20 44954-alp_22-2 Sheet No. 6 Side A 04/26/2023 10:22:20 C M Y K \jciprod0...
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When is a “Genuine Issue” a Defense Against Insurance Bad Faith?
April 18, 2023 - By George Knopfler T he “genuine issue” or “genuine dispute” doctrine is a product of California case law. The doctrine has evolved an...
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10th Circ. Ruling Could Gut Homeowners’ Ch. 13 Safety Net
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