Settlement and Arbitration

• Author: Charles E. Turnbow
• Pages: 354-363

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CHAPTER 13

Settlement and Arbitration

§1300 Introduction

§1310 Negotiation Timing

§1311 Prior to Filing

§1311.1 Initiating Claim

§1311.2 Demand Letter

Sample: Settlement Demand Letter

§1312 After Initial Discovery

§1313 After Expert’s Deposition

§1314 Settlement Conferences

§1314.1 Settlement Brief

§1315 After Trial Commencement

§1320 Expert’s Role in Negotiations

§1330 Settlement Package Checklist

§1340 Arbitration

§1341 Advantages and Disadvantages

§1342 Arbitration Preparation

§1342.1 Discovery

§1342.2 Documentary Evidence

Sample: Expert Witness Declaration

§1343 Arbitration Brief

Sample: Arbitration Brief

§1344 Arbitration Hearing

§1345 Trial de Novo

§1350 Mediation

§1351 Facilitative Mediation

§1352 Evaluative Mediation

§1353 Selecting the Mediator

§1354 The Process

§1354.1 Participants

§1354.2 Opening Statements

§1354.3 Preparation

§1354.4 In Caucus

§1354.5 Bargaining

§1355 Mediation vs. Arbitration