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Mediation Assistance Program appoints counsel to help litigants settle cases
The program, started in 2009, matches attorney volunteers with pro se litigants as they enter settlement talks. In its inaugural year, MAP appointed legal counsel to two settlement conferences. By 2013, MAP attorneys assisted in 43 conferences.
Johnson County ADR program sees uptick in caseload
Every day, a program in Franklin works with families struggling with divorce, custody battles and child support disputes. The goal is to help resolve arguments, get cases through the court system faster, and help families move on.
Class-action suit against Indiana BMV to go to mediation
A class-action lawsuit that says the Indiana Bureau of Motor Vehicles overcharged customers by millions of dollars is set to go to mediation.
Neutral Corner: Use of mediator’s proposal should be a last resort
Mediation got an early and strong foothold in California in the late 1980s and that state has been an incubation site for several trends in the mediation process – some good, some bad and some perhaps a little ugly.
Deaf man sues state courts over denial of interpreter for mediation
A deaf man’s federal lawsuit against Indiana courts claiming the state failed to provide a sign language interpreter for mediation in his child custody hearing has survived the state’s initial efforts to dismiss.
‘Settlement Week’ helped to change public policy in civil cases
Lawyers 25 years ago had a radical concept: Let’s see how many civil lawsuits we can settle in a week.
IBM, state enter mediation over failed welfare contract
IBM Corp. and the state have agreed to mediation as a lawsuit between the parties over the failed billion-dollar contract to privatize welfare services awaits a ruling from the Indiana Supreme Court.
Indiana high court suggests mediation in IBM case
The Indiana Supreme Court is asking attorneys for the state and IBM Corp. to consider mediation to settle their dispute over IBM's failed attempt to privatize Indiana's welfare services.
Dealing with differing perceptions of reality
Mediators say parties don’t always see facts the same way, but a “truth rule” could harm the confidentiality of the process.
A place for community mediation
While the state hasn’t funded community mediation centers, a few providers offer limited services.
Mediation conference speaker to focus on brain science
A California mediator and trainer will present “Brains Matter: The Science and Art of Using the Brain in Mediation” during the 4th annual Midwest Mediators Conference in Indianapolis Sept. 26-27.
Deal may be near in stage collapse suit
A lawsuit filed by victims of the 2011 Indiana State Fair stage collapse appears to be nearing a settlement, a mediator's report indicates, more than three years after the fatal accident that killed seven people and injured more than 40.
Distinguished Neutrals create Indiana chapter
The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals has launched an Indiana chapter with 17 attorneys and former judges as charter members.
DTCI: Mediation for defense lawyers
Patrick Reilly writes to help defense lawyers develop strategies to achieving the best possible results in selecting, conducting and winning mediations.
Trimble: Avoiding and dealing with pessimism in mediation
By John C. Trimble Trimble All of us who attend or conduct mediation on a regular basis soon come to realize that pessimism is one aspect of mediation that occurs in every mediation session. We learn that if we let pessimism cause us to quit, we would never settle anything. However, pessimism on the part […]
Reaching an agreement at the round table
Attorneys find collaborative law allows families to craft their own future.
Mediation by monitor
The rise of online dispute resolution is seen as both a challenge and an opportunity for alternative dispute resolution.
COA affirms order allowing grandparent visitation with deceased son’s daughter
The Indiana Court of Appeals Wednesday upheld the order granting visitation to the paternal grandfather of a child whose father killed himself before her birth. But one judge had reservations about the visitation arrangements.
Untying the knot yourself
Couples forgoing legal counsel in divorce risk creating big messes the courts can’t clean up.