When vacations lead to lawsuits How to analyze cases involving injuries abroad to gain jurisdiction over a nonresident defendant Jessica N. Biernier From Issue: 2011 September
Want your mediation to fail? The other side of the coin: Twelve excellent and fairly common ways to insure your mediation fails Alexander Polsky From Issue: 2011 September
Turning the sow’s ear into the silk purse – finding gold in the empty judgment Old cases become a flashpoint when money lands at the debtor’s doorstep David Cook From Issue: 2011 September
The diminishing shadow of the courthouse The state budget crisis promises to deliver devilish delays in the civil justice system. Will this render private mediation less effective, or could it present opportunities for more productive mediation? Jeffrey Krivis From Issue: 2011 September
Millennial jurors and the Internet The Internet brings instant information to jurors that can lead to big problems at trial Jacqueline Connor From Issue: 2011 September
Appellate Reports and Cases in Brief Recent cases of interest to members of the plaintiffs’ bar Jeffrey I. Ehrlich From Issue: 2011 September
What did you just say? How to take charge of your negotiations to communicate what you really mean (and want) Barbara Brown From Issue: 2011 September
Wal-Mart: Everyday low prices, everyday discrimination Will Dukes v. Wal-Mart prove to be a detriment to the American worker? Micha Star Liberty From Issue: 2011 September
The utter unreliability of eyewitness testimony It turns out that the eyes don’t “see;” the brain does. This can make eyewitness testimony unreliable – but how can we question it? Larry Booth From Issue: 2011 September
Settlement talks – It’s not over until the foreperson sings Settlement talks can be as effective at the end of a trial as at the beginning Miles B. Cooper From Issue: 2011 September
Current trends in personal-injury mediation Early mediation, multiple mediation sessions, absent decision makers and joint sessions vs. private sessions Matthew P. GuascoRosemarie Chiusano Drohan From Issue: 2011 September
