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The Association for Conflict Resolution celebrates “CR Day” on October 20, 2011. The Association aims to celebrate an invaluable resource on the third Thursday in October. October has become a time to promote and celebrate peaceful conflict resolution practices worldwide. Dedicated dispute resolution practitioners are helping to educate the public about mediation and other innovative…

On August 18, 2011, the California Supreme Court rendered a long-awaited opinion on the Howell v. Hamilton Meats Co. case. www.courtinfo.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S179115.PDF  The central issue was whether the negotiated reduced payment a plaintiff’s health plan negotiates for the plaintiff [I call this the wholesale price of medical care] should be treated as a collateral source payment in…

The prevailing perception about someone proposing mediation is that the proposer is dealing from a position of weakness or urgency; that the proposing party is anxious to resolve the matter and is willing to do so at a discount or premium depending on which side the party is on.  Rather, a proposal of mediation should…

I was appointed by the El Dorado County Superior Court to serve as one of two of mediators on a pending action filed by a homeowner who claimed the home mortgage and interest rate she ended up with was not the loan she applied and was approved for.  She claimed she did not know the…