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Employment Law and Religious Liberty Clash at the Supreme Court
May 19, 2020 - This term the U.S. Supreme Court will decide six cases dealing with religious liberty—an extraordinary number given a docket totaling only 74 m...
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A ‘Partnership in Pain’ for Landlords and Tenants
May 14, 2020 - Commercial landlords and tenants face unprecedent- ed challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact has been most acute to businesses de...
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Zooming to a brighter future
April 24, 2020 - comfortable with the technology, assure that it will work, and be ready to hit the ground running. Now, and perhaps in the future, the pre-mediat...
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Tips for Successful Mediations Using Zoom Videoconferencing
April 15, 2020 - During these difficult COVID- 19 times, our first priority is the health and well-being of our community. However, if our economy and infrastructu...
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Mediation While Keeping Your (Social) Distance
April 07, 2020 - NSFW language that can accom- pany mediations. • Prior to the session or at out- set, prepare your parties for the turbulence which may occur. Al...
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The Willfulness Requirement in Trademark Damages and the Imagination of Counsel
April 01, 2020 - Mark Twain wrote, “You can’t depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.” Intel- lectual property laws are written to foster ...
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Sunk Costs: How your mediator can help you avoid eating liver and onions
March 02, 2020 - compelling, then perhaps the parties would like to play double or nothing and make an offer that is commensurate with that approach. Numbers don�...
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There’s No Crying in Baseball – Unless You’re Cheated
February 22, 2020 - disingenuous. This has been the case with the Astros who have been masters at failing to issue genuine and sincere apologies. To purport to offer ...
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Does a Non-Managing Member of an LLC Owe a Fiduciary Duty to the Other Members?
February 20, 2020 - manager- managed LLC, the fiduciary duty relationships between members change in a major way. As Section 17704.09(f)(1)-(3) provides, if the LLC...
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Family Law Refresher Course Brochure
February 01, 2020 - Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter at www.CFLR.com to receive information on special offers and discounts, upcoming seminars and new...
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Applying People v. Sanchez to Experts in Family Law Cases
January 07, 2020 - THIS PAPER CONTAINS 30% POST-CONSUMER WASTE w w w. a c f l s . o r g W i n t e r 2 01 9, N o . 1 APPLYING PEOPLE V. SANCHEZ TO EXPERTS IN FAM...
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The Hague Convention: Aspects of International Child Abduction
November 09, 2019 - ditional custody hearings in which a court looks to the best interest of the child to fashion the appropri- ate custody and visitation orders. The...