Category: Civil

Cartoon IN THE SUPREME COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOXGATE HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, INC., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BRAMALEA CALIFORNIA, INC., et al.,...

The full text of the guidelines are available in pdf format. Executive Summary The process of allowing interested crime victims...

The full text of the survey is available in pdf format. Introduction Opportunities for victims of crime—primarily of property offenses...

PRELIMINARY DRAFT ETHICAL STANDARDS FOR MEDIATORS IN COURT-CONNECTED MEDIATION PROGRAMS FOR CIVIL CASES 1. PREAMBLE These standards are intended to...

What's the first thing you think about when you hear the phrase "Civil Justice?" The search for the truth, of...

The full document is available in pdf format. Model Court Protocol for Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Screening in Matters...

Most people approach mediation with the best of intentions. They are hopeful that the negotiation will achieve their ultimate goal...

The February, 2001 draft of the proposed Uniform Mediation Act defines mediation as a process in which a mediator facilitates...

I recall going to a mandatory settlement conference (“MSC”)in San Francisco shortly after the court had instituted the program. At...

This article originally appeared in the April 1999 issue of Consensus, a newspaper published jointly by the Consensus Building Institute...

"We are gathered here today to join these two parties in holy matrimony. If anyone here objects to this union,...

First published in the Mediation Quarterly, Volume 17, Number 4 Since their inception, community mediation programs in the United States...

Originally appeared in Mediation Quarterly, Volume 16, Number 2, Winter 1998/99 Mediation is an ideal alternative to court for many...

The California Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision written by Justice Mosk, has gone a long way towards defining the...

There are two eternal truths about litigated cases: 1) There is a tremendous likelihood the case will be settled without...

"I arrange Settlement Meetings for clients. My success rate of settling the case at or shortly after the Settlement Meeting...

This article will soon appear in the ABA ADR Section Dispute Resolution Magazine. Persons interested in subscribing to Dispute Resolution...

We witnessed recently a heated interaction between members of the dispute resolution community. The argument was made possible because the...

At its recent meeting in California, the Drafting Committee on the Uniform Mediation Act of the National Conference of Commissioners...

Reprinted with permission from the December 1999 issue of Alternatives a publication of CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution. In a...

Previously published in California Lawyer, January 2000The first federal judicial decision construing California's still-young mediation confidentiality law has sent a...

This article appeared in the September 1997 edition of "Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation," a publication of the...

In our society's criminal justice system, justice equals punishment. You do the crime, you do the time. You do the...

Introduction Use of an independent mediator during the planning process can help estate planners improve client satisfaction, reduce the probability...

This article is republished with the permission of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution.You have now paid $1000 for the...

I. Introduction It cannot be disputed that as the millennium approaches healthcare costs are skyrocketing. In 1965 the nation spent...

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the `Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998'. SEC. 2. FINDINGS...

U.S. Code Title 28 Chapter 23:Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plans 471. Requirement for a district court civil justice...