There are various forums where people can participate in conciliation efforts to reach a resolution. Generally speaking, most people try to avoid conflict, and parties are happier when they can ...

An “almost there” mediation can fail or stall if the participants are waiting for one of the decision-makers to re-engage in the process after leaving or logging off of the mediation prematurely.

Trust is an essential element of the mediation process. The whole point, of course, is to take two or more parties who have a dispute and help them reach an agreement. Because the process necessarily ...

Under a two-year state pilot program, a landlord serving an eviction notice to a tenant who fails to pay rent must also notify mediation services. Landlords are required to work out plans with tenants ...

The Nevada Supreme Court, which oversees the Foreclosure Mediation Program, has several times in the past 18 months updated program rules in response to concerns that have arisen, but bank officials ...

The Major League Baseball Players Association on Friday rejected the league’s request to involve federal mediation in bargaining, an expected decision the players delivered one day after MLB formally ...

While the parties may never truly trust each other, a mediator can gain their trust—both in the process and in the mediator—and pave the way for resolution. Trust is an essential element of the ...