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Connecticut Judicial Branch Reports Home Foreclosure Mediation Program Statistics
By Beth Graham - September 22, 2010
The State of Connecticut has released statistics for its Foreclosure Mediation Program. The program allows borrower-occupants of a one, two, three or four family residential property located within the state to request mediation when facing judicial foreclosure. When a lender commences a foreclosure action, it must serve a notice to the homeowner along with a Foreclosure Mediation Certificate and an appearance request form. If a homeowner qualifi
The Fifth District of Texas Holds Confidentiality Protections Afforded by the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Apply to Mediations
By Beth Graham - September 21, 2010
The Fifth District of Texas has held that an order which compelled discovery and the testimony of the attorney for a party to a mediation settlement violated the confidentiality protections afforded by the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code. In In re Empire Pipeline Corp., No. 05-10-01044-CV, (Tex.-App.—Dallas Sept. 15, 2010), the relators, Empire Pipeline Corporation, Empire Exploration, L.P. and Empire Exploration Corporation, sought relief
Mediation Used in Health Care Labor Relations
By Beth Graham - September 16, 2010
by Holly Hayes When we saw this link on mediate.com about nurses requesting mediation to achieve safe staffing levels, we wondered where else mediation was being requested in healthcare conflict. A search found that in September, mediation was used, but failed, between the Minnesota Nurses Association and St. Luke’s Hospital in Duluth, MN. A nurses’ union in New Jersey requested mediation in July for their negotiations with hospital m
Article | Less than Half of Miami-Dade County Homeowners Comply With Court Ordered Foreclosure Mediation
By Beth Graham - September 13, 2010
In January, the Florida Supreme Court ordered mediation on all home foreclosure cases. According to Miami Today, less than half of homeowners in Miami-Dade County have complied with state-mandated mediation since January. Miami-Dade County is one of three Florida counties that ran a managed mediation pilot program prior to the state-mandated mediation order. The Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Program administered by the non-profit Collins Center
How Healthcare Staff Can Impact Quality
By Holly Hayes - September 10, 2010
by Holly Hayes Our good friend, Don Philbin, sent us this link to a Harvard Business School article about “Turning Employees Into Problem Solvers” in healthcare. The article looks specifically at incident-reporting systems in hospitals and, rightly so, suggests that any system used to report and track incidents in healthcare should contribute to the implementation of actions to correct for those incidents resulting in higher quality c
Article – Third Circuit Court of Hawaii Reports Home Foreclosure Mediation Pilot Project Statistics
By Beth Graham - September 7, 2010
The Third Circuit Court of Hawaii reported mid-year statistics for its Foreclosure Mediation Pilot Project (FMPP) in the Summer 2010 Center for Alternative Dispute Resolution Newsletter, ADR Times. Launched in November 2009, the FMPP allows borrower-occupants facing judicial foreclosure to request mediation through the program. Once a request is submitted to the court, the case is then scheduled for a judicial conference in which a judge determin
AAA Handbook on Mediation – 2nd Edition Available September 19, 2010
By Victoria VanBuren - September 1, 2010
The AAA Handbook on Mediation (2nd Ed.) will be available on September 19, 2010: The AAA Handbook on Mediation assembles from the Dispute Resolution Journal – the flagship publication of the American Arbitration Association – and other sources, the leading professional writing in areas in which mediation is likely to apply. The Handbook on Mediation is succinct, comprehensive and a practical introduction to the use of mediation in var
Trial Date and Mediation Set in Massey Energy Coal Slurry Case
By Victoria VanBuren - August 30, 2010
Here is an update from the Associated Press about the Massey Energy pollution case: By VICKI SMITH Hundreds of southern West Virginia residents who claim Massey Energy Co. poisoned their wells and made them sick by pumping coal slurry underground will get their day in court next year — and a chance to settle the case this fall. A mass litigation panel handling the long-delayed lawsuit against Virginia-based Massey and subsidiary Rawl Sales
US MSHA Unveils Pilot Mediation Program
By Victoria VanBuren - August 26, 2010
Platts reports that the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) just launched a pilot mediation program. Here are the details: Washington (Platts)–20Aug2010/540 pm EDT/2140 GMT US mine safety regulators plan to revert to a speedier mediation process during a 90-day test period starting later this month in an effort to reduce the number of citations appealed by operators. The Mine Safety and Health Administration said Friday it pla
Questions Clients Have about Mediation
By Victoria VanBuren - August 2, 2010
Last week, we concluded the series “Questions Clients Have about Mediation” written by Kent B. Scott and Cody W. Wilson from Babcock Scott & Babcock. In case you missed these interesting posts, following are links to all of them: What is Mediation? What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Mediation? Would my Mediation be Confidential? Will a Settlement in Mediation be Enforceable? How do we Get the Mediator to See it Our Way?
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