Lawyers are often accused of being slow to embrace technological advances, but that is changing. Technology solutions are increasingly being adopted because of how they can benefit a law firm’s productivity, profitability and client services. The following technologies are experiencing significant growth among attorneys: Cloud-based applications. Many law firms are looking to cloud-based applications that…
By George H. Friedman* Chairman of the Board, Arbitration Resolution Services Toward the end of last year, I authored a blog post, Consumer and Employment Arbitration: Six Things to look for in 2018. Below are my views on what was coming in 2018, and how these arbitration predictions are turning out as we hit…
Material Damage disputes in subrogation arbitration…a topic we kind of knew might take up the bulk of a year. When we first started writing about it with our January 1, 2018 edition the thought was let’s research as much as we can about how advocates and Arbitrators alike view effective Damages cases in arbitration and then…
Mediation is often misunderstood as a dispute resolution process because it is a more flexible than either arbitration or litigation. It relies on a neutral party (a mediator) helping the opposing parties come to an agreement, instead of imposing a solution on them. How mediators work with the parties can vary significantly so it is…
The Applicant looks to the Panelist for a Favorable Decision.’ How many times do you see that verbiage at the end of Contentions in Arbitration. Closing out your Contentions and the ‘Damages’ portion is not that dissimilar than the conclusion you would place for a ‘Liability’ ruling. First and foremost ‘Favorable’ is not much different than ‘Fair’….