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USA: Occupational Safety and Health Administration Announces ADR Pilot Programme for Whistleblower Complaints
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which is part of the United States Department of Labor, has announced that it is implementing …
Case Study: settlement of mass claims arising out of World Trade Center litigation
Herbert Smith Freehills acts for the Lend Lease group of companies (LL LMB) in relation to the World Trade Center (WTC) clean-up litigation …
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service plays key role in NFL-NFLRA agreement
The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), created in 1947, is an independent United States government agency whose mission is to "preserve …
The role of 'settlement counsel' in the USA
The role of 'settlement counsel' is growing in the US. Unlike litigation counsel, who are engaged to prosecute or defend claims before the courts, the …
Mandatory referrals to mediation likely in New York State commercial cases
A New York State report on reforming litigation has at its heart a mandatory mediation pilot for commercial cases. It is anticipated that 20% of the …
Herbert Smith New York opens today
Our New York office opens for business today, 4 September 2012. The office will initially operate as Herbert Smith New York. On 1 October 2012, the …
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules on whether mediation requires mediators to be lawyers
In re Bott, 2012 WL 1970456, Docket No. SJC-10935 (5 June 2012) the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court held that mediation as a general matter …
Mediation holds steady in the USA
A recent survey of general counsel and senior lawyers at Fortune 1000 corporations has found that arbitration usage is in decline whilst mediation is …
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