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October 11, 2016

Mediating Environmental and Toxic Tort Disputes: The Art and the Science

Environmental and toxic tort litigation matters are often complex and usually involve many parties; this is why mediating them requires a unique combination of approaches – far beyond the classic caucus-only mediations that are standard today.  While some toxic tort and environmental cases can...

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Filed Under: Mediation, Negotiation

October 11, 2016

Experienced Mediators Never Say Never

I recently heard a mediator say that he never conducts a joint session when mediating litigated cases.  He didn’t say he rarely conducts joint sessions – he said never....

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Filed Under: Mediation