Shareholder disputes should be mediatedBy Deborah S. BussertFebruary 2005Disputes among shareholders of closely held businesses are among the most costly, contentious and damaging types of litigation.
Special education mediation in IllinoisBy Denise GibsonApril 2005In 1997, Congress added a requirement that state education agencies must make mediation available whenever a request for a due process hearing has been filed when it reauthorized the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. In Illinois, the State Board of Education provides this mediation service upon request and agreement of the parties.
Who determines an arbitration agreement’s conscionability?By Samia ZayedDecember 2005The question of whether or not arbitrators should decide when arbitration agreements are unconscionable is being tackled by an eleven judge en banc panel of the 9th Circuit in California.
