Mediation Blog
The Slippery Slope of Negotiations!
Every so often, I glance at the blog posts on the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School website and one caught my eye. It is entitled “Ethics in Negotiations: How to Deal with Deception [Read More]
May I Talk to the Other Party ?
I have said this before and will say it again: talking to the other party does wonders. After mediating more than 2,000 cases, I am still at a loss to understand why parties in litigation [Read More]
Starting With the Small Stuff
In my early training to be a mediator, the trainer often suggested that to help the parties reach an agreement on the really big issues, start with the small ones. Discuss the easy issues first [Read More]
Are lawsuits Nothing More than Unforgiven Grudges?
I read an article in the New York Times the other day entitled, “Let Go of Your Grudges. They’re Doing You No Good” by Tim Herrera ( May 19, 2019), and it struck me that [Read More]
Mandatory but Not Jurisdictional!
In sum, a rule may be mandatory without being jurisdictional, and Title VII’s charge filing requirement fits that bill. Fort Bend County, Texas v. Davis, U.S.S.CT. Case No. 18-525, (June 3, 2019) Slip Opinion at [Read More]
U. S. Supreme Court holds filing claim with EEOC/ State agency is not jurisdictional
NEWS FLASH !!!! Bloomburg news just published an article stating that the U. S. Supreme Court has held in Fort Bend County, Texas v Davis (Case no. 18-525) that the filing a claim of bias [Read More]
