Alternative Dispute Resolution

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Gomez v. People's United Bank

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Monday, June 25, 2012

A court can vacate an arbitration award, if the arbitrator knew about and refused to apply a governing legal principle that was well-defined, explicit and clearly applicable. In November 2008, the plaintiff immigrant, Julio Gomez, purchased a 2007 Chevrolet Trailblazer from the defendant, Country Motors II, which does business as Bob's Dodge.

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Friday, June 15, 2012

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Insider's Perspective

Monday, May 28, 2012  |  by JAY STAPLETON

A judge's job, at its most basic, is to listen to two sides of a legal argument and figure out who has the best case. That same skill set is now highly valuable in the private legal arena, as more and more cases are settled by alternative dispute resolution. Between 2009 and 2011, the number of mediation requests in Connecticut rose from 355 to 522.