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Is A.I. Dispute Resolution Possible?
Most people would agree that technology is a pretty good thing. It’s why we can cook food in seconds, not hours, play music from our watches and make an international phone call without really even using a phone line. But Jennifer Grippa, mediator from Atlanta has some interesting thoughts about tech in a piece she wrote […]
From the Sperling Law Files: Profitable Times for Disability Lawsuits
Most people will agree that providing equal access to all buildings and businesses is a good thing. That sentiment drove the creation of legislation like the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which became law in 1990. The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public […]
U.S. Influence Behind New Contract Law in Japan that No One Wants
When you go on vacation to another country, it’s customary to bring back small souvenirs from that location for your friends including (but not limited to) t-shirts, mugs, shot glasses, hats and even some rare food items. But a young researcher from the University of Tokyo’s law faculty came to the U.S and apparently became […]
Local Band Tests Seven Year Rule in Dispute with Record Label
A coming trial between Huntington Beach’s Avenged Sevenfold and Warner Bros. Records may dissuade or embolden hot artists looking to escape their contracts. According to The Hollywood Reporter, “The dispute dates back to 2015, when the act notified its label that it was terminating the contract it signed in 2004, citing the “seven-year rule,” which […]
Marketing Company Wins Appeal in Basketball Promotion Dispute Against Yahoo
You know those fun March Madness promotions where if someone guessed all of the games correctly, they win a bunch of money? Marketing loves them. But they can get expensive in the courtroom when all parties don’t agree on what certain things mean as part the actual agreement. A federal appeals court has reversed a […]
Cal Supreme Court Drops Decision Re: Attorney’s Fees Clauses
The California Supreme Court recently issued its opinion in Mountain Air Enterprises v. Sundowner Towers, addressing a simple but important question regarding attorneys’ fees provisions in commercial contracts: If a contract provides for an attorneys’ fees award to a prevailing party in an “action or proceeding” to enforce or interpret the contract, can a defendant […]
The Things Tenants Do to Landlords
So you want to be a commercial landlord? Well, how do you feel about one of your tenants filling your lovely commercial space with chickens, exotic birds, fish and snakes… and leaving them there until most are dead? Because that’s EXACTLY what happened recently in Montclair, California where nearly 2,000 animals, including chickens, exotic birds, […]
From the Sperling Law Case Files: When Friends, Business and the Law Mix
As the old Proverb goes “Never Mix Business with Pleasure.” Many have taken this to mean “Don’t Do Business with Friends” and the like. But Alfred A. Montapert says “All Lasting Business is Built on Friendship” Hmmmm… So which is it? Well, as this next case from the Sperling Law Files will illustrate, being friends and […]
Cal’s Yolanda Case Stops Corp Defendants From Hiding Judgment Funds
Kids, right? So cute and yet not so great at dispute resolution from the very beginning. But great to illustrate a recent court case. So let’s say two kids are playing. One, let’s call her Yolanda, wins a dispute over where to park her imaginary cars and the other kid, let’s call him, Lando, (because Land-lord would […]
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