Alternative Dispute Resolution
Feb. 28, 2015
Seemingly trivial matters can derail talks
It is surprisingly often the case that a seemingly trivial matter can derail mediation at the 11th hour.
Robert S. Mann
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ADR Services, Inc.
Email: rmann@adrservices.com
Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.
At my law school, criminal procedure was taught by the assistant dean, a person who was a dead ringer for Jack Benny in both appearance and mannerisms. Like Benny, the dean was fond of jokes and was, overall, a very funny guy. We had one eager student in this class who had a bad habit of asking lots and lots of questions - and let's just politely say, not the smartest questions.
One day the subject was the legality of searches by drug-sniffing dogs. The dean described a case where ...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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