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Wed, Dec 4th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Jeffrey W. Lasky   The ongoing attempts by the United States, Egypt, and Qatar to mediate the war between Hamas and Israel bring to the forefront the potential that mediation can have to resolve …

Tue, Dec 3rd, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By James Young   According to the United States Census, the number of people in this country who speak a language other than English at home has tripled in the last four decades. Now nearly …

Tue, Dec 3rd, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

We have exciting news at Miles Mediation & Arbitration — on December 1, 2024, mediator Peggy Roth was officially appointed to the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution. She will be sworn in on December 4 …

Mon, Nov 25th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Tamika Newson   TikTok is unquestionably a modern phenomenon that features dancing, pranks, challenges, and unites the world with cat and dog videos. In the employment arena, it has also introduced the world to …

Wed, Nov 20th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By David Nutter   Breaking up is hard to do, as the old song says, and perhaps especially so in the case of partnership breakups and business disputes. Emotion and pride can easily cloud sound …

Wed, Nov 13th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By M.J. Blakely   In August, Judge Mary M. Rowland dismissed nearly 200 plaintiffs’ cases in the ongoing In Re: Hair Relaxer Marketing, Sales Practices, And Products Liability Litigation [Hair Relaxer], a multidistrict litigation (MDL) …

Thu, Oct 17th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Arthur L. Pressman   Franchising as a legal relationship has embraced mediation as a pre-filing requirement to a lawsuit or arbitration in most franchise agreements. So, how has it gone?   While we have …

Mon, Sep 9th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Jack Slover   Even if they involve similar facts or injuries, no two medical malpractice cases are alike. Juries are laypeople who must consider testimony from medical experts and other witnesses and determine credibility …

Mon, Sep 9th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Gino Brogdon, Jr.   In a world grappling with the aftermath of COVID-19, the landscape of dispute resolution has undergone profound changes. As a mediator with Miles Mediation & Arbitration and the founder of …

Fri, Sep 6th, 2024 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

By Douglas V. Chandler   As an attorney and mediator who specializes in professional liability cases and issues affecting lawyers and their firms, I’ve learned that while the fact patterns and circumstances of every case …