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By Peter B. "Bo" Rutledge and Sawyer M. Bradford | October 25, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court previously opined on the issue in a badly fractured opinion, Commonwealth Coatings Corp v. Continental Casualty Co. The majority opinion, authored by Justice Hugo Black, called for arbitrators to avoid even the "impression of possible bias," and stated that arbitrators should be held to the same standard as Article III judges.
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By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | October 24, 2022
One recent case from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California may serve as a warning to lawyers and clients.
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By Naveen Ramachandrappa | October 14, 2022
For about 10 years, from age 15 to 25, I suffered from (what I now understand to be) persistent depression. The worst of it was a major depressive episode that began shortly after my first year of law school at the University of Georgia and continued through my entire second year of law school. During that severe period, I thought about suicide constantly.
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By Cheryl V. Shaw and Emily H. Breece | October 11, 2022
The changes are the result of Georgia Senate Bill 438, which went into effect on July 1. The new law eliminates some confusion as to when a local government must stop or may restart withholding retainage—two areas that had previously led to disputes.
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By Shari L. Klevens and Alanna Clair | October 10, 2022
Attorneys are not required to accurately foretell the future in all circumstances. Sometimes, the lawyer can do everything right and there can still be an unanticipated outcome.
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By Elizabeth Lindsey | October 10, 2022
According to the National Center for Health Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau, the divorce rate for older people doubled from five per 1,000 married persons in 1990 to 10 per 1,000 in 2015.
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By Mike Kenny | October 10, 2022
To be sure, there are serious issues confronting the country, but election voting integrity is not one of them.
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By Jennifer Grippa | October 7, 2022
Finding a creative and conscientious mediator makes a difference when it comes to formulating and executing the right negotiation strategies as the mediation progresses.
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By Randy Rich | October 7, 2022
Court-ordered mediation is now more common. Given that COVID-19 court delays are here to stay for the short term, I urge parties at mediation to think outside the box in how they define success in mediation.
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By Lee Tarte Wallace | October 7, 2022
In order to represent your client properly at mediation, you have to be able to transform yourself into a "mediation lawyer" for at least a day. But it can feel nearly impossible when you are in the middle of an acrimonious suit against a hardball litigator.
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