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“He Said, She Said”: The Challenges of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Claims

California recently passed a bill, AB 933, that expands the definition of “privileged speech” to include communications about information concerning sexual harassment, sexual assault, or discrimination. The new law defines...more

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GAMA and AIA filed brief as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents in Servotronics case

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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) and the Aerospace Industries Association of America, Inc. filed their brief with the U.S. Supreme Court recognizing that the Court’s decision in the Servotronics case has...more

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Don't Let Lies Infiltrate The Mediation Process

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Mediation is quickly becoming an even more important form of adjudication as courts have been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. With the second surge in reported cases, courts across the nation have been...more

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The New Provisions in Title IX Regulations - Taking the Right Steps for a Successful Informal Resolution

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As a parent of college students, a mediator and a Title IX hearing officer, I am optimistic about the new provisions of the Title IX regulations concerning informal resolution. We do not know whether schools will embrace the...more

Maynard Nexsen

Mediation, Confidentiality and Set-Off - Take Two

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The title to this article could have been Mediation – Where the Confidentially Ends and Set-Off Begins, Revisited. However, the wonderful and talented people who edit my edits told me that title is too long. Nonetheless, that...more

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How ADR Can Help Keep Confidential Agreements Confidential

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The problem of access to and maintenance of the secrecy of contracts or contract terms that are “confidential” by agreement is a common one in litigation....more

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Massachusetts Appeals Court Upholds Confidentiality of Mediation and Highlights the Art of Dealing with Distress

The Massachusetts Appeals Court recently issued an opinion in ZVI Construction Co. v. Levy, et al., 90 Mass. App. Ct. 412 (2016) refusing to override the terms of a written confidentiality agreement entered into between...more

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Workers’ Compensation Mediation – What Employers Need to Know

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The costs of civil litigation, and uncertainties of a jury trial, have turned mediation into its own cottage industry. Now more than ever, parties involved in civil suits will voluntarily agree to mediate the dispute, with...more

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