Gamesmanship no threat to use of mediation in civil cases…yet 
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Published: June 30, 2011
Tags: ADR
Lawyers increasingly complain about gamesmanship that threatens to sabotage the practice of mediation, but no one seems to be willing just yet to abandon the popular alternative to trial in civil cases.
Despite finger pointing about mediation abuse between the plaintiff and defense bars, retired Judge John J. McGrath Jr. said he’s had only a ...
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