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A Case Against Collaboration, Rachel Rebouché
A Case Against Collaboration, Rachel Rebouché
Maryland Law Review
In family law, as in other legal disciplines, the use of alternative dispute resolution has dramatically increased. In a process called collaborative divorce, separating spouses hire attorneys who agree to work together—almost entirely outside of the court system—to reach a settlement ending the marriage. A team of experts, including mental health professionals, financial neutrals, and parenting coordinators, helps the parties resolve conflicts and settle property, support, and custody disputes. For divorcing couples, the collaborative process promises emotional healing and avoidance of contentious litigation. Advocates for collaborative divorce describe the transformational effects of the process in an evangelical tone.
But collaborative …
Trial And Error: Legislating Adr For Medical Malpractice Reform, Lydia Nussbaum
Trial And Error: Legislating Adr For Medical Malpractice Reform, Lydia Nussbaum
Maryland Law Review
The U.S. healthcare system has a problem: hundreds of thousands of people die each year, and over a million are injured, by medical mistakes that could have been avoided. Furthermore, over ninety percent of these patients and their families never learn of the errors or receive redress. This problem persists, despite myriad reforms to the medical malpractice system, because of lawmakers’ dominant focus on reducing providers’ liability insurance costs. Reform objectives are beginning to change, however, and the vehicle for implementing these changes is alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”). Historically, legislatures deployed ADR to curb malpractice litigation and restrict patients’ access …
Bounded Legality: China's Developmental State And Civil Dispute Resolution, Margaret Y.K. Woo
Bounded Legality: China's Developmental State And Civil Dispute Resolution, Margaret Y.K. Woo
Maryland Journal of International Law
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The Role Of Medicare In Medical Malpractice Reform, William M. Sage
The Role Of Medicare In Medical Malpractice Reform, William M. Sage
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
New Strategies For Prisoner Rehabilitation In The American Criminal Justice System: Prisoner Facilitated Mediation, Jeremy Coylewright
New Strategies For Prisoner Rehabilitation In The American Criminal Justice System: Prisoner Facilitated Mediation, Jeremy Coylewright
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
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A Culture Of Conflict: Lessons From Renegotiating Health Care, Leonard J. Marcus
A Culture Of Conflict: Lessons From Renegotiating Health Care, Leonard J. Marcus
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Mediating Disputes In Managed Care: Resolving Conflicts Over Covered Services, Nancy Neveloff Dubler
Mediating Disputes In Managed Care: Resolving Conflicts Over Covered Services, Nancy Neveloff Dubler
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Health Plan Internal Consumer Dispute Resolution Practices: Highlights From A National Study, Naomi Karp, Erica Wood
Health Plan Internal Consumer Dispute Resolution Practices: Highlights From A National Study, Naomi Karp, Erica Wood
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
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Bargaining In The Dark: The Normative Incoherence Of Lawyer Dispute Bargaining Role, Robert J. Condlin
Bargaining In The Dark: The Normative Incoherence Of Lawyer Dispute Bargaining Role, Robert J. Condlin
Maryland Law Review
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Arbitration Under Maryland Law, James Morfit Mullen
Arbitration Under Maryland Law, James Morfit Mullen
Maryland Law Review
No abstract provided.