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LePage Bakery case: Supreme Court hears argument on FAA Transportation Exemption

Rex Darrell Berry

March 20, 2024 - Shutterstock O n Feb. 20, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Bissonnette v. LePage Bak- eries, a case that could have a sig- nif...

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Do women judges judge differently?

Hon. Dalila C. Lyons (Ret.)

March 01, 2024 - When Sandra Day O’Connor was appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981, it was as if the tectonic plates of justice had shifted. Never before h...

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Prometheus Re-Bound? The Future of Copyright in the Time of AI

Greg D. Derin

February 28, 2024 - We have a complicated relation-ship with folklore and mythol-ogy. Reflecting on ancient tales can inform our understanding of the contemporary world ...

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Microaggression and gaslighting in the legal profession

Angela J. Reddock-Wright | Hon. Halim Dhanidina (Ret.)

February 26, 2024 - Shutterstock T he legal world has devoted considerable effort in re- cent years to broadening its ranks to reflect the larger society. Law sch...

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Navigating the workplace with compassion when a colleague is grieving

Hon. Tricia A. Bigelow (Ret.)

February 23, 2024 - Shutterstock Ileft the CAALA Installation and Awards Dinner and was standing in line with two friends waiting for my car to be brought out by the...

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Successful mediations call for an artist’s touch

Hon. Robert McGuiness (Ret.)

February 20, 2024 - Mediation is essentially an art, not a science. Along the lines of Jus-tice Potter Stewart’s de- finition of pornography, you will know a good me...

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Liquidated damages could nullify a settlement agreement

Hon. Abraham Khan (Ret.)

February 09, 2024 - A settlement agreement is typically the capstone of a successful mediation. Parties to a legal dispute have negotiated a mutually agreeable resolu...

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Unraveling the Gordian Knot of damages

Greg D. Derin

February 09, 2024 - Shutterstock Greg Derin is a mediator and arbitrator at Signature Resolution. He can be reached at gderin@ signatureresolution.com. I n the Fourt...

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Worker classification: New rules shouldn’t change settlement calculus

Joe Lovretovich

February 02, 2024 - Shutterstock O n Jan. 9, the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor announced a new rule, effective March 11, that could impact how California businesses class...

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Can adult survivor claims disregard arbitration agreements under the EFAA?

Abe Melamed

February 01, 2024 - President Joe Biden signs H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, into law in the East Room of the Whi...

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Eppur si muove

Greg D. Derin

January 26, 2024 - Shutterstock Greg Derin is a mediator and arbi- trator at Signature Resolution. He can be reached at gderin@signa- tureresolution.com. A lthough t...

The Hon. Benny Osorio offers mediation and arbitration services for Signature Resolution in California.

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SB 365: Plaintiffs might get their day in court

Hon. Benny Osorio (Ret.)

January 04, 2024 - By Benny C. Osorio W hen Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 365 into law on Oct. 10, he sent a strong message that California would not mak...