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Perspective

Aug. 23, 2013

Online settlement negotiations - press delete

Years ago there were many websites offering online mediation services. Maybe we have a short memory span and have forgotten why those ventures failed, because today there is a renewed interest in e-mediation. By Bruce A. Friedman


By Bruce A. Friedman


There appears to be renewed interest in online or e-mediation as a means to resolve disputes. I say "renewed" because 10 years ago there were many websites offering such services - websites which are either no longer in existence or now serve to provide referrals to mediators, lawyers and legal services. Maybe we only have a 10-year memory span and have forgotten why these cyber ventures failed - and why, in my opinion, the updated ...

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