The New York Giants are playing the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, again. What would happen if the Patriots prepared for the game by focusing exclusively on their strengths and the Giants’ weaknesses while ignoring their own weaknesses and the Giants’ strengths? That would be ridiculous, right? Bill Belichick, Tom Brady? Forget about … Continue reading Calculating Settlement Value Like a Super Bowl Champion
Ron’s Top Ten List: Things Your Mediator Wants You To Do So He Or She Can Help You Settle Your Lawsuit
NUMBER ONE: Exchange with your opponent salient information about the case well in advance of the mediation. If you represent the plaintiff you may want to ask defense counsel what additional information, if any, is necessary for the defense to be fully prepared for the mediation. If you represent the defendant you will want to … Continue reading Ron’s Top Ten List: Things Your Mediator Wants You To Do So He Or She Can Help You Settle Your Lawsuit
Mediation: The Antidote to the Uncertainty of Trial
Mediation is the antidote to the uncertainty of trial and most often leads to the timely, cost-effective resolution of disputes. In mediation, the people with “skin in the game,” the litigants, not jurors, judges, or appellate court justices, decide how and when the conflict will end. On the other hand, litigants who proceed through trial … Continue reading Mediation: The Antidote to the Uncertainty of Trial
A New Case On Oral Modifications Of Public Works Contracts
Construction projects are littered with daily conflicts and some long term ones; sometimes they merge. Such is the case where there are oral field directives to proceed with changes that may increase the scope of the work. But what happens when the contract says that all change orders must be in writing? Certainly that is just legal mumbo … Continue reading A New Case On Oral Modifications Of Public Works Contracts