Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jun. 11, 2011
The Facts, They Aren’t a-’Changing: What Songwriters Understand About Mediation
How to convince parties to a lawsuit that their version of the facts and law is not the only possible version.
Robert S. Mann
Neutral, ADR Services, Inc.
Email: rmann@adrservices.com
Robert mediates and arbitrates business, real estate and construction disputes.
A few weeks ago, the Los Angeles Times ran an article describing the remarkable number of times that Bob Dylan's lyrics have been used in appellate decisions. Reading the article, it occurred to me that Dylan may just be the muse of mediation - so many of his lyrics ring true in the context of mediation that he must have been a mediator in a prior life. And it's not just Bob Dylan. Paul Simon's observation: "A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest" is particularly ...
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