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By Jenna Greene | February 5, 2018
A class action by Boies Schiller Flexner claiming au pairs are underpaid has cleared another major hurdle; The latest setback for a Baker McKenzie client who has been trying since 2014 to get paid after an arbitration panel in London awarded him $84 million.
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By Lizzy McLellan | February 1, 2018
The three lawyers in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh include a former chief judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
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By NJLJ Contributors | January 22, 2018
In this supplement, learn about how the tax overhaul affects family law matters; "forensic mediation" in a matrimonial case; #MeToo and a divorce matter; and the importance of securing life insurance to cover support obligations.
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By Ronny Jo Siegal and William J. Morrison | January 22, 2018
Two experts suggest a new process: "forensic mediation," where the forensic accountant works in stages and involves the mediator, attorneys and parties at each step.
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By Abraham J. Gafni | January 18, 2018
Perhaps no arbitration issue has been litigated more frequently in recent years than determining “arbitrability.” Repeatedly, courts have been called upon to decide whether they or the arbitrators have the authority to resolve particular aspects of a dispute.
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By P.J. Dannunzio | January 17, 2018
In recently denying reargument after more than a decade of litigation, the Commonwealth Court has cemented its decision to reinstate an arbitration award in a case in which a church leader was found to have misappropriated church money.
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By The Legal Intelligencer | January 16, 2018
In the Legal's Alternative Dispute Resolution supplement, read about guided-choice mediation, the use of technology in mediation and gaining a winning perspective.
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By Michael W. Winfield | January 15, 2018
In the traditional model of dispute resolution through litigation, a win is easy to define. Most times, there is a winner and a loser identified by who prevailed, on which claims, and what monetary compensation was awarded. Indeed, with the exception of limited equitable remedies available for a small subset of certain claims, this is the predetermined, limited outcome of the litigation process. It is black and white by design.
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By Stephanie H. Klein | January 15, 2018
Social and news media bombard us daily with accounts of sexual harassment and misconduct by captains of industry, the arts and politics. The accounts and identities of these formerly admired men continue to shock the public with no end in sight.
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By William P. Shelley | January 15, 2018
The longer cases are litigated, the more they cost. Particularly for corporate parties, this means more internal time is lost, and more dollars may need to be held in reserve over long periods which could be more productively applied elsewhere. Thus, it is no surprise that many companies who regularly litigate closely track the time cases are open as one yardstick to measure the performance of outside counsel.
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