Articles & Publications
As the NHL lockout reaches its 10th week, it is hard from the outside to see any progress. Both the All-Star game and the Winter Classic have been cancelled and the two sides seem just as far apart as they were three months ago.
But one recent development which should delight hockey fans and ADR professionals alike is that the owners and players have finally agreed to mediation. Both sides have agreed that ongoing negotiations will be conducted under the auspices of mediators from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service.
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The Maryland legislature recently passed the Maryland Mediation Confidentiality Act that took effect on October 1, 2012. It created a new subtitle 18 of Article 3, Courts and Judicial Proceedings of the Annotated Code of Maryland.
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The internet is a great tool for all legal professionals, including mediators. Between the information available online and the ease in sharing information, it is almost impossible to imagine a world without the internet.
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On Nov. 1, 2012 the Court of Appeals of Maryland adopted a rules order including changes to Title 17, governing the provision of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services in all court ordered cases in Maryland.
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I recently wrote about Delaware statute that allows Chancery Court judges to sit as private arbitrators having been found to be unconstitutional by U.S. District Court Judge Mary McLaughlin of the District of Delaware.
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Posted November 6, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, The Law and Other Musings
The 2012 presidential election has been the most expensive to date. The whopping $2 billion that has been spent by both campaigns can be partially attributed to the Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission decision by the Supreme Court.
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Posted November 2, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
Federal agencies have been directed yet again to use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) techniques to resolve disputes. This time the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality have directed relevant departments and agencies to "increase the appropriate and effective use of third-party assisted environmental collaboration as well as environmental conflict resolution to resolve problems and conflicts that arise in the context of environmental, public lands, or natural resources issues, including matters related to energy, transportation, and water and land management."
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Posted October 30, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, Environmental Publications
EPA's Water Data Project has recently unveiled a new tool to easily access data collected pursuant to the Clean Water Act about water quality in most lakes, rivers and streams anywhere in the US.
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Posted October 26, 2012 by Daniel P. Dozier in Articles & Publications, The Law and Other Musings
From the New York Post: Dad sues own kid in matter of 'trust'.
Why is it that some lawyers seem to think the courts are designed to solve every problem? Do they think suing someone - even their own children - will intimidate? Dominate? Scare? Resolve the problem?
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Does this heading get your attention? Because it is true, even if the statute allowing this was not designed to produce this outcome.
The strict California mediation confidentiality statute allows this outcome, according to the California Court of Appeals, the second such decision upholding the absolute ban on disclosure of any information if it originated in mediation.
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