Mediation Blog
Has Mediation Become Mechanized?
Assembly Bill 1755 (AB 1755) became law on September 29, 2024. It significantly amends California’s Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act (ACT), initially adopted in the 1970s. The Act is designed to provide motor vehicle owners with [Read More]
Ask Before Offering Advice!
One of the topics I cover in my mediation classes is the different styles or models of mediation, one of which is evaluative mediation. In the evaluative mediation model, the mediator aims to help the [Read More]
Sexual Orientation and Negotiation
It has long been said that men tend to be assertive and competitive in negotiations, while women tend to be more passive and cooperative. A recent study discussed in the Program on Negotiation at Harvard [Read More]
Does AI Understand Emottions Better than I Do?
Recently, I took a survey about my mediation practices. Several of the questions concerned my use of AI before and during mediation. For example, do I use AI to conduct research about the issues in [Read More]
Threat of Serious Bodily Injury or Harm
Suppose you are a mediator and during the mediation, one party, either in a joint or separate session with you, threatens the other party with serious bodily harm or injury if they refuse to settle [Read More]
Is Mediation the Practice of Law?
You might consider this a strange question since the definition of “mediation” is “a process in which a neutral person or persons facilitate communication between the disputants to assist them in reaching a mutually acceptable [Read More]
