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Alabama Judge Appoints Mediator in Long-Running Med Marijuana License Dispute

Insurance Journal

AP) — A judge has appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit Judge Eugene Reese to act as …

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Retirement and the Unexpected Return to the Office

Attorney at Work

I interviewed my colleague, Will Graebe , former Vice President of Claims for Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina to tell his story about retirement and an unexpected return to the office. If I hadn’t taken the two years away from work, I wouldn’t have become a certified yoga teacher and mediator.

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Tennessee DCI Returns $9.5M to Policyholders in Mediated Claims Disputes

Insurance Journal

The Tennessee Department of Commerce and Insurance so far this year has secured more than $9.5 million for policyholders whose insurance claims had been denied, the department announced this week. The payments, mostly from property insurers, are the result of …

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Why Are Mediation Skills Essential for Modern Lawyers?

Destination Articles Blog

Mediation is rapidly transforming the dispute resolution mechanism in the United States, with an increasing number of cases being diverted from courtrooms to mediation sessions. Mediation makes dispute resolution faster, more efficient, cost-effective, and with less conflict.

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Purdue Pharma Nears New Bankruptcy Deal With Sacklers, Mediator Says

Insurance Journal

Purdue Pharma is close to a new bankruptcy settlement with its owners, members of the wealthy Sackler family, and state and local governments that have filed lawsuits alleging that its painkiller OxyContin spurred a deadly opioid-addiction crisis in the U.S., …

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Opportunity in Crisis: Innovative Ways Law Firms Are Stepping Up Client Relationships

Attorney at Work

Miles Mediation & Arbitration understands the need for cost certainty in alternative dispute resolution. Marcie Dickson, former CMBDO, Miles Mediation & Arbitration (Atlanta). “At Offering cost certainty without compromising on the quality of service provides clients with confidence in their hiring decision.

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MY POLICY ABOUT CONFIDENTIALITY CLAUSES IN SETTLEMENTS

Plaintiff Trial Lawyer Tips

I make it clear to the client that if the client wanted confidentiality for themselves, I would, of course, honor that, but only when it was the client’s choice and not the insurance company or defendant’s legal requirement. I wanted them to know it was a condition of mediation for me.

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