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  Our pets are family members. When conflicts arise involving this family companion in divorce,…

Planned Early Dispute Resolution? Sounds like a no-brainer to me. Here's what John Lande has to say about it, after researching corporate approaches and attitudes towards it:

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(originally posted on Indisputably)

A NO-BRAINER?

One might assume that using a “planned early dispute resolution” (PEDR) system should be a…

Disputes have existed as long as there have been people. Ways to resolve disputes have also existed just as long. But now, technology has made some of the oldest ways to resolve disputes new again and better than ever! Now you can settle differences with other people or businesses without ever leaving your home, office or business.

Mark Norych manages…

Disputes have existed as long as there have been people. Ways to resolve disputes have also existed just as long. But now, technology has made some of the oldest ways to resolve disputes new again and better than ever! Now you can settle differences with other people or businesses without ever leaving your home, office or business.

Mark Norych manages…

Quality patient care is critically important not only to the patient receiving services and the family navigating the health care system to support their loved one; but it is also very important to the physicians, nurses and myriad of health care providers who are dedicated to serving their patients. However, the complexity of managing and engaging in our health care system is all…

(Originally published at conflictconversations.org/blog)

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Originally Posted on Mediation Works http://goo.gl/sokylX

When Is it Time for Mediation?

Is there a right time to enlist help of a mediator?  Is there are wrong time?  

Like any complicated matter, a conflict is unique in terms of its particular subject, the parties’ motivations, and the overall context.  So, decisions regarding how and when to attempt to resolve any…

The breakup of a marriage almost always involves some level of conflict between spouses, but the process of litigation during divorce ratchets that conflict up to a level…

Even if you think you know how much it costs to sue someone, do you really understand the full range of risks and costs? Join Stephen Kotev for part two of our conversation with attorney and mediator, Daniel…

Have you ever heard someone threaten “I’ll see you in court!”? If this has happened to you, or if you have ever thought of suing someone, join us on October 2nd as Stephen Kotev interviews attorney and mediator…

In my latest blog entry, I describe a discussion I have frequently with litigators.  Many litigators are accustomed to an approach to mediation characterized by a mediator who evaluates the case - and by a process that doesn't value direct communication.  Here's the article that explains why transformative mediation is the way to go when it's all about money.

• The University of Notre Dame’s Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is running its 4^thAnnual Summer Institute for Faculty in Peace Studies Program Development from June 10-15, 2012.
• Twitter defended its recently announced…

OK, I love art. I think it should be conserved, supported, used, observed, etc. So when stories pop up about museums deaccessioning pieces (i.e. selling off pieces in their collections), it's concerning. What if the object disappears into a private collection never to be seen again? What if the buyer sticks it in storage? Loses it? Rips it? Lets dust settle into the centuries-old paint? Obviously, the chances of this happening are slim, but I tend to be one of those worse-case-scenario type…

So I was catching up on disputes involving museums and I came across a slightly humorous story. In short, the American Museum of Natural History in NY sued American Airlines. Why? Because the airline allegedly destroyed barrels of "rare specimens" of fish that were shipped as luggage instead of cargo. The museum brought suit to recover the costs of collecting and transporting…

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