Med-Mal cases are extremely difficult, both as to liability and as to getting a favorable result. What you ought to bear in mind is that with any...

Civil Appeal Mediation: Is there a means to object, protest or appeal on an Appellate Mediation Attendance matter? Local rule..

Maybe the preferred way to approach this is by adjusting your expectation from the session. The rule is that everybody must be present. The reason...

Does the other party have to give me copies of documents given to mediation counselor and court filings

Mediation is a confidential process. You may be able to get unprivileged documents direct from the other side through discovery processes, but what...

What is the limit to my wife's attorney when it comes to mediation?

The thing to remember about mediation is that the process is voluntary. You can be ordered by a judge to show up at the session, but nobody can...

Trip and fall in store

I wanted to add a little about the California experience. For some earlier mediations, I was able to get a list of the jury verdicts for 8 years...

What type of Lawyer do I need?

This must have been terrible for you. Many of these types of "injuries" are among the known risks and complications of the procedure involved....

Is it right for YELP to allow reviewers who are not even "true reviewers " slander a buisness ?

Sounds like an angry patient. Yelp will offer to help you for a fee, but you ought to put them on notice that this is a rogue poster. Yelp has had...

AAA is a business. Like every business , they can set their terms. It would be helpful to hear more about your case. If your case is significant,...

Is it typical for someone to bring an attorney to mediation?

It is not unusual to have attorneys attend, but they should be in the different role of advising their clients rather than trying to stun the other...

I filed in small claims and ended up settling with a mediator. I took half the payment the day of the court hearing and the

The Small Claims court generally uses lay-mediators and yours will not be the first instance of this type of issue. If you are not paid within the...