Posts by Rob Christopher
Arbiter Spotlight – Monica Desai
Monica Desai is a practicing attorney in Washington, D.C who recently decided to join Just Resolve as an Arbiter. Her practice focuses on advising clients from the technology and communications sectors on the regulations in their industry. She helps her clients navigate the often complex regulatory rules and policies of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)…
Read More5 Tips to Avoid Litigation
Unfortunately, no matter how careful you are in running your business, litigation strikes almost every American business today. Companies seem to be sued over the slightest mishap and even some things that seem crazy, like hot coffee spilled in a customer’s lap as they leave the drive-up window. Fortunately, there are a few things that…
Read MoreWhy Are We Called Arbiters?
Is there truly a difference between an arbiter and an arbitrator? It may sound like semantics, but the distinction in calling the decision makers at Just Resolve arbiters, rather than anything else, is an important one. From a strictly definitional standpoint: Arbiter means a person appointed or chosen by the parties to determine any controversy…
Read MoreThe 6 Most Common Types of Litigation Nightmares
Over the past few months, we’ve been collecting litigation nightmares through our website, email, and in person at conferences and events. After hearing hundreds of your stories, we found these nightmares can be narrowed down to a few themes: More cost than it was worth Discovery wars and abuse Being “home-towned” Frivolous suit (“I can’t…
Read MoreLitigation Costs Black Hole?
How do you know if you are caught in a litigation costs black hole? When I first entered the practice of law I worked in-house at Sega, the video game company. We were in a hyper growth phase and with that kind of growth comes litigation, all kinds of litigation, some legitimate, but most of…
Read MoreWho Decides?
Who decides the outcome of your dispute when you can’t resolve it yourself? The answer, as any good lawyer will tell you, is “it depends.” It depends on what dispute resolution method the parties choose to use and what kind of a dispute it is. Judge or Jury If you litigate thru trial in State…
Read MoreAvoiding Arbitration by Sonya Sigler
It would be great if arbitration were THE alternative answer to litigating in courts with over crowded dockets and ever shrinking budgets, but arbitration hasn’t turned out to be that kind of panacea over the last 40 years. I was stopped at a traffic light behind a vehicle with a license plate that said ARBATR8.…
Read MoreHow much DOES discovery cost?
Litigation can be expensive and one of the largest expenses of any litigation is finding information. Of those dollars devoted to discovery and investigation costs, producing electronically stored information (ESI) alone can comprise 60-80% of those costs. Drilling down into those costs and taking a closer look at what it costs to produce ESI, according…
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