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Vedder Price

Court Decides Lessees Failure to Engage Wont Fly

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The High Court has delivered a decision in AWAS Netherlands A320-1 BV v Pacific Airlines Aviation Joint Stock Company in relation to an amount of lease rental and other damages Pacific Airlines (the Defendant) owed AWAS (the...more

Melito & Adolfsen

Tell me what you’re looking for?

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Settling a case does not have to be complicated. Certainly, you need to know what you are willing to pay, and you should try to find out what your adversary is willing to take. How you get there is the issue....more

Lasher Holzapfel Sperry & Ebberson PLLC

Pre-Litigation Mediation, Is it For You?

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In today’s complex litigation landscape, many individuals and businesses are turning to alternative methods to resolve disputes as a way to avoid the time, expense, and unpredictability of traditional lawsuit. Pre-litigation...more

Miles Mediation & Arbitration

Managing Risk in a Risky World in Mediation

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During mediation, the neutral speaks with the parties about their “litigation risk” to motivate them toward a resolution. What is “litigation risk” in today’s environment? Throughout the country, verdict values in...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Alberta Court of King’s Bench Confirms Requirement for Immediate Disclosure of Pierringer Agreements

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When only some of the defendants to a lawsuit want to settle, Pierringer agreements can be an attractive solution. However, in a recent decision that adopted principles from Ontario jurisprudence, the Court of King's Bench of...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Not So Fast: Limits of "Settlement Negotiation" Protections

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Understanding How and Why "Settlement Negotiations" May Be Used Against You - To promote honest and open discussions in resolving disputes, courts have adopted rules to specifically safeguard the information disclosed and...more

Pierce Atwood LLP

What’s So Different About Class Action Mediation?

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The author presented the following paper at the 2020 Class Actions National Institute of the American Bar Association. What makes mediating a class action different from mediating an individual case? In both settings,...more

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