Conventional wisdom often expresses the belief that settling is better than trial on the merits of a legal dispute. Settlement has its place, of course. But "settling" a case is always like "settling" sediment in a water container… a common low level is found, not a correct ...
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Blog posts in December, 2006
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Are You a Business and are Thinking About Just Settling? Here's Why You Should Give That a Second Thought.
On December 4, 2006, the Michigan Lawyers Weekly reported that a three-member arbitration panel in a breach a contract case between two Michigan-based ...
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Farm Dispute in Iowa? Mediation is Mandatory
Iowa Code § 654B.3 provides mediation is mandatory for "care and feeding contracts." Specifically, "1(a) A person who is a farm resident, or other ...
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Freeholding Case in Cedar County Continues
Nebraska’s never ending educational debates found a new forum, Cedar County. Petitioners attempted to take advantage of Neb Rev Stat § 79-458, which ...
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U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Livestock Fraud Bankruptcy Resolution
A per curium, unpublished opinion, issued December 6, 2006, brought the George L. Young bankruptcy proceedings to an unceremonious conclusion. Young ...
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