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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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What High Court Ruling Means For Sexual Harassment Claims
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Older Workers May Be Allowed to Sidestep Arbitration, Go Directly to Court
June 07, 2024 - As I sit here safely ensconced in my seventh decade, I occasionally wonder, “What’s so great about getting older?” First, of course, growing ol...
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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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Generative Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in ADR
May 26, 2024 - ARIZONA ADR FORUM 4 LATE WINTER 2024ARIZONA ADR FORUM 4 ⏎ BY ABE MELAMED Fiction Becomes Fact In a 1964 video interview with the BBC, scienc...
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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...