Last week, a second round of mediation was ordered in Cull and Cull v. Perry Homes. The ten-year-old dispute has already been the subject of an arbitration, a trial and a court-ordered mediation. Briefly, here are the facts of the case: In 1996, the Culls purchased a house from builder Perry Homes. After problems with the foundation and construction caused the appraised value of their house to plummet from more than $233,000 to $41,000 in only a

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Voting is currently underway in the fourth annual ABA Journal Blawg 100. The Blawg 100 is compiled by the staff of the ABA Journal and as they state, it “is largely a favorites’ list.” Readers are invited to vote for up to 12 of their favorite blawgs from among the top 100 in each of 12 categories. The categories include: Court Watch Law Biz News Law Prof Plus Torts In Labor IP Law Criminal Justice IMHO Niche For Fun Legal Tech Blawgs

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