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Snyder: Mediation Confidentiality
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07/11/2025
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By: Teddy Snyder
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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One place a would-be settle-and-sue plaintiff is not going to find cannon fodder is for communications during mediation. California has stringent laws to protect confidentiality in mediation.
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Snyder: Settle and Sue: Don't Let It Happen to You
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07/09/2025
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By: Teddy Snyder
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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As the attorneys and adjuster hammered out the settlement agreement in the main conference room, I passed the smaller room and saw the plaintiff weeping. I’ve also seen some very angry defendants. I have had to take steps to ensure that parties didn’t feel ramrodded into settlement....Read More
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Snyder: Trust Your Intuition
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06/12/2025
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By: Teddy Snyder
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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Intuition is the brain function that lets you jump from one piece of information to another. It’s why you may get your best case management ideas in the shower or even in a dream. It’s why you have that gnawing feeling that something is not quite fitting together the way it should to ...Read More
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Snyder: Credible Negotiation
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05/19/2025
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By: Teddy Snyder
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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Let's say you’ve decided to initiate settlement negotiations even though the other side hasn’t shown any interest at this point.
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Snyder: Two Opposing Views on Litigation Management
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05/14/2025
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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For decades, I have encouraged parties to evaluate early and often with a view to closing cases to minimize the expenditure of time, money and stress. I was recently surprised by the published contrary view of a litigation management expert.
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Salem: Respondent Who Is Not Employer May Not Owe Filing Fee
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05/02/2025
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By: Jane Salem
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State: TN | Segment: SOUTH | 0
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A respondent in a workers’ compensation claim may not be taxed with the filing fee at the conclusion of the case unless that respondent has admitted, stipulated or acknowledged being the “employer” or is adjudged by the court as the employer.
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Snyder: The Importance of Taking Notes
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03/17/2025
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By: Teddy Snyder
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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Before you engage in any negotiation, you need to prepare by understanding the issues from your point of view and your opponent’s.
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Snyder: How Negotiation Is Like Art Forgery
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03/14/2025
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By: Teddy Snyder
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State: CA | Segment: WEST | 0
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A big interest of mine is art theft and art forgery. Experts estimate that 20%-50% of the art in the world’s major art museums and on the commercial art market is fake. How could this be?
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