- Factors for Considering Mandatory Arbitration of...
When it works well, arbitration of employment claims can be an effective form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that can benefit both employee and employer.
- Fees not sought in arbitration cannot be awarded...
Relief that an arbitrator could have awarded, but did not award because the relief was not sought during the arbitration, may not be awarded during ......
- Vacatur and a Delayed Award
HEADNOTE LICENSING The 7th Circuit held that a district court may not set aside an arbitration award due to an arbitration panel's untimely performance in ......
- Suing owners can regain legal
costs.
In these difficult economic times, it is imperative that owners and managers of real estate pursue their legal fees when suing tenants for the non-payment ......
- RESOLVING DISPUTES OUT OF COURT.
Each year, thousands of businesses enter into engagements with CPA firms. Sometimes, disagreements develop between the client and the CPA. Resolving such disputes can be ......
- Clamping down on legal costs.
For a CEO or senior manager of a financial institution, hardly a day goes by without giving some attention to cutting costs. Declining revenues and ......
- Legal fees, late charges approved in...
Most owners of regulated residential property use a standard form of lease that contains provisions pertaining to legal fees (in the event of a tenant ......
- Arbitration can slash legal costs.
Litigation is incredibly expensive, and even victories can come at a high cost. That's why many organizations are writing arbitration agreements into their contracts with ......
- GAO FINDS DOE REIMBURSED CONTRACTORS FOR $330.5M...
The General Accounting Office has found the Department of Energy reimbursed contractors $440.5 million in legal fees associated with 1,895 cases between October 1998 and ......
- Bristol to seek new trial
Microsoft Corp. and Bristol Technologies Inc. of Danbury are preparing for Round 2 of their David-versus-Goliath antitrust battle. Microsoft recently suffered a setback when a ......
- Avoiding a jury trial
Most distributors are familiar with the legalese used in business contracts. This back-end boilerplate often contains a mandatory arbitration clause or other provisions for pre-dispute ......
- The compensation culture - good, bad or inevitable?
HEADNOTE ABSTRACT Compensation for a wrong is an inalienable right for the consumer and at the heart of the insurance business. The Access to justice ......
- Auditors' strategies to protect their...
INTRODUCTION Reputation is believed to be an important success factor for auditors (Wilson and Grimlund 1990; Brozovsky and Richardson 1998). Thus, auditors' decisions and actions ......
- STAYING OUT OF COURT
IMAGE PHOTOGRAPH 1 Litigating legal disputes generally involves a lot of risk with little, if any, reward. Even minor lawsuits can drag on for years ......
- Benefits and Opportunities in Mediation and...
Disputes are an inevitable reality for any business entity. Unfortunately, litigation can be a lengthy and expensive process, and engender unwanted media attention as well ......