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Tue, Dec 5th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Jennifer Grippa   Arbitration is a commonly used alternative dispute resolution process where parties involved in a legal dispute contract for a private and more expedient approach to resolve their issues. When arbitrating a …

Mon, Dec 4th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Drew Lewis   Premises liability cases are a common part of most plaintiff’s lawyer’s practices, with slip-and-fall claims typically making up a sizeable number of cases. As a longtime Florida defense attorney, and a …

Fri, Dec 1st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Blane McCarthy   The goal of mediation is to settle a claim or lawsuit. However, there is an important element of mediation that should never be overlooked — creating, and signing, the mediation agreement …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

You may already know that we do arbitrations at Miles — it is in our business name, after all. But you may not realize how quickly this division of Miles is growing. Let’s take a …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Parag Shah   Early in my career, when I was a public defender in Atlanta, I recall a client of mine – a young African-American man – who was wrongly accused of shoplifting at …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Donna V. Smith   The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA), which requires employers with fifteen (15) or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations for an employee’s or applicant’s known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, …

Tue, Oct 31st, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Barry Howard   Planning to mediate a construction law case? Whether your case involves construction defects, environmental issues, breach of contract, construction delays, or other construction-related claims, there may be multiple claims and defenses …

Wed, Oct 4th, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Andy Lax   Start with the obvious fundamental difference between a wrongful death mediation session and any other: the subject of the mediation itself is absent and will never return. That difference, in my …

Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Construction law encompasses a vast area of state and federal laws, rules, and regulations. Construction lawsuits may include issues of commercial law, contract law, employment law, environmental law, personal injury claims, property law, and regulatory …

Tue, Oct 3rd, 2023 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in nearly every aspect of business today, but at what cost? A recent lawsuit brought by the EEOC has demonstrated one of risks of using AI in the recruiting …