Forbes.com ran an Associated Press story on October 14, 2008 about a federal judge’s appointment of a mediator to work with parties to reach a settlement on damages in a bankruptcy case. Asarco, LLC seeks more than $10 billion in damages against Americas Mining Corporation. The judge has already ruled on liability and now wants […]
Read more...On Wednesday, October 15, 2008, I will be a panelist in a program that is part of the New Haven County Bar Association’s annual “Nuts & Bolts CLE Series”. This is the seventh year that the Bar Association is presenting its nine-part Practice Skills Program For Newer Attorneys. The NHCBA describes Wednesday’s program, Advanced Litigation: […]
Read more...On Wednesday October 8, 2008, the Bridgeport Regional Business Council’s Women’s Leadership Council is presenting a panel on Eldercare & Aging: Issues that Affect Everyone. The panel includes: Marie Allen, SW Agency on Aging; Jane Beddall, Dovetail Resolutions; Michael Chiappinelli, Middlebrook Farms at Trumbull (our host); Ann Fowler-Cruz, Cohen and Wolf, P.C.; and Lisa Taccardi, […]
Read more...The West Central (MN) Tribune reported last week that the Spicer city attorney had explained that the city council was hiring a mediator to help address internal personnel issues. The city’s two-person personnel committee will hire the mediator, who will help the city address personnel issues and process. The city attorney, Barry Darval, zeroed in […]
Read more...An article in the New Haven Independent today describes the efforts of a New Haven family to hold on to their home with the help of a local attorney and the Connecticut Foreclosure Mediation Program. When the homeowners first met with the plaintiff’s attorney and a state mediator in the program, they were not yet […]
Read more...When I spoke at the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce Women in Business meeting last week, I described the focus of Dovetail Resolution’s mediation work: business conflicts, estate planning and settlement, and elder mediation. The group meets to discuss business issues and they were the main point in our discussion. When I introduced Dovetail, I’m […]
Read more...On Thursday, September 18, I will be speaking to the West Hartford Chamber of Commerce Women in Business meeting. My topic is “Conflict in Your Work and Life — Tips to Prevent It, Reduce It, and Resolve It.” The group meets on the third Thursday of the month from 8:00 to 9:15 at Chatfield, One […]
Read more...Last time I discussed the benefits for customer satisfaction that mediation can provide in consumer-business disputes. Another benefit to businesses (and, ultimately, to consumers when business costs are kept in check) is that mediation is cost-effective. Instead of a prolonged battle that consumes the time and money of both sides, mediation can be both faster […]
Read more...Mediations between businesses and consumers are on the rise. A prime reason is customer satisfaction. Every business strives to satisfy its customers, for many reasons. It’s easier to retain a customer than to find a new one. It’s easier to expand the business relationship with a current customer than to elevate a brand-new one to […]
Read more...The recent New York Times business section article, “The Cost of Not Settling a Lawsuit”, by Jonathan D. Glater, touched on the finding that plaintiffs are far more likely to overestimate the value of a case than defendants are to undervalue a case. Although it’s difficult to make broad generalizations, personal injury cases make up […]
Read more...