Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
California Courts of Appeal,
Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Civil Litigation,
Law Practice,
California Courts of Appeal,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jan. 16, 2018
An object lesson in why negotiated resolutions are better
At bottom, a recent decision reminds us that the litigation process is time-consuming, costly, and emotionally exacting. Attorneys should encourage early dispute resolution, resorting to litigation only as a last resort.
Michael H. Leb
Neutral
Leb Dispute Resolutions
Labor & Employment
Phone: (310) 284-8224
Fax: (310) 284-8229
Email: michael@lebdr.com
U Michigan Law School
THE NEUTRAL CORNER is a monthly column discussing recent cases or topics of interest from a neutral's perspective.
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The 4th District Court of Appeal recently issued its opinion in Arave v. Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., 2018 DJDAR 100 (Jan. 2, 2018). This case provides an object lesson demonstrating why negotiated resolutions of disputes are better than litigated resolutions.
The impetus of this employment discrimination case was an anonymous employee satisfa...
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