Posts Tagged ‘Litigation’
Just Resolve’s NDR Process v. Lawyers and Litigation
The value of Just Resolve’s Neutral Driven Dispute Resolution (NDR) service is best illustrated by comparing the time and money required for the NDR process to lawyer-driven litigation. For limited stakes situations, the advantages of using NDR from Just Resolve stand out. Just Resolve’s Goal is Resolution Just Resolve focuses all parties’ attention on resolving…
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 MoreHow to Keep Your Client When Litigation Isn’t the Answer
Every litigation attorney encounters the circumstance at one time or another: a long-standing client approaches you with a stubborn, both-sides-believe-they’re-right matter for which the many costs of litigation, and probably even getting to mediation, will be unreasonable compared to the limited money at stake. How can you deliver real and economic justice to the client?…
Read MoreContract Disagreements, Failures, and Misunderstandings…What Are Your Resolution Options?
You suffer the irate voicemail, the missing payment, faulty product, unmet deadline, or an escalated service issue. One thing is always true: it involves a financial and reputational risk to your business and an interruption of operations. The failure, perceived or real, of one or both parties to meet the terms of an agreement have…
Read MoreContract Management Best Practices: What Are You Willing To Risk?
Whether a business manages hundreds of contracts per year or only a few for key relationships, contracts are a fundamental component of risk management for every company. Contracts define business relationships and transactions. Moreover, how a business mitigates contract and dispute risks profoundly affects its financial health and reputation as a business partner.
Read MoreHow California Court Budget Cuts Could Affect Your Business
California is in the third year of cuts, and the state’s courts are taking a $660 million hit: $350 million in the latest budget cuts and another $310 million originally earmarked for court construction that is being diverted to the State’s General Fund. Complex litigation departments which handle business trials will be closed or cut…
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