In news that has stunned the alternative dispute resolution community in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Trial Court has terminated its mediation contracts with programs approved to provide services in courts throughout...
By Diane J. LevinAppellate opinions concerning the enforceability of mediated settlement agreements are coming fast and furious. If you haven't prepared your form term sheets and memoranda of understanding by now, you might...
By Victoria PynchonFrom the Blog of Phyllis G. Pollack. Recently, a California appellate court re-affirmed the requirement that the parties, themselves, and not their attorneys, must either sign a settlement agreement or...
By Phyllis Pollack