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Addressing implicit bias starts with looking at ‘The man in the mirror’
August 20, 2024 - ...
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Hitting the target no one else can see
August 13, 2024 - Shutterstock I recently came across a blog post entitled “Imagination vs. Creativity,” by Venkatesh Rao, the founder and editor of a site c...
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‘Severe or Pervasive’ in sexual harassment cases: Is one incident enough?
August 07, 2024 - By Angela Reddock-Wright ‘Severe or Pervasive’ in sexual harassment cases: Is one incident enough? WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2024 TO P Labor ...
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Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book explores missed opportunities in Cuban relations
July 24, 2024 - The New York Times Richard Goodwin I n her latest book, “An Unfin- ished Love Story, A Personal History of the 1960s,” Pulitzer Prize-winni...
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You can’t buy happiness or a bankruptcy discharge
July 19, 2024 - Shutterstock O n June 27, 2024, in Har-rington v. Purdue Pharma L.P., the Supreme Court sided with the Fifth, Ninth and Tenth Circuits in rulin...
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Woman judges: Different but equal
June 19, 2024 - SHUTTERSTOCK T he American legal system was forever changed on the day in 1981 when San- dra Day O’Connor joined the U.S. Supreme Court. Man...
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When lawyers are judged by their looks
June 03, 2024 - Despite the presence of women at every level of law - from court clerks to Supreme Court justices - the fact of their “woman-ness” is inescapab...
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For want of a nail: In re Marriage of Lietz
May 02, 2024 - Shutterstock T he recent case of In re Marriage of Lietz ((2024) 99 Cal.App.5th 664) offers direction on the use of ex- pert testimony in famil...
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Mediation lessons from the backyard
May 01, 2024 - MAY 1, 2024 column Mediation lessons from the backyard BY GREG DERIN Amy Tan is a renowned author pro- foundly observant of nature, human and oth...
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Mediator confidentiality: When does it end?
May 01, 2024 - MAY 1, 2024 column Mediator confidentiality: When does it end? BY ANGELA REDDOCK-WRIGHT When parties to a legal dispute choose to mediate their ...
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Is summary judgement appropriate in single or few incident hostile work environment cases in California?
May 01, 2024 - Abe Melamed is a mediator, arbitrator and special master with Signature Resolution. He predominantly handles employment, sexual assault/ abuse ...
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Pre-litigation mediation: strategies for success
May 01, 2024 - MAY 1, 2024 column Pre-litigation mediation: strategies for success BY JOE LOVRETOVICH In my mediation practice, I am struck by the increasing n...