Examples of cases mediated:

  • Interpersonal disputes:

    • Closely-held family business dissolution

    • Law firm dissolution amidst marital divorce between principals of the firm

    • Restaurant partnership dissolution

    • Pension and retirement benefits dispute between surviving and ex-spouse

    • Sexual abuse allegations

    • Defamation in social media regarding allegations of sexual abuse, violence and rape

    • Dispute between surviving children and significant other over settlement proceeds from wrongful death lawsuit

    • Dispute between unmarried parents from wrongful death settlement of infant child

    • Marital separation agreements

    • Dispute between siblings regarding mother’s health care and finances

    • Undue influence allegations in estate dispute between siblings

    • Contested guardianship between family members

    • Neighbor-to-neighbor dispute concerning allegations of fraudulent receipt of public benefits

  • Medical malpractice:

    • Wrongful death following treatment of back and neck pain by epidural injection

    • Sepsis after perforation of bowel during spinal surgery

    • Sudden patient movement during eye surgery (cataract)

    • Steroid treatment of child with asthma

    • Numerous birth injuries (shoulder dystocia, asphyxia and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, circulatory necrosis in extremities)

  • Nursing homes:

    • Wrongful death:

      • failure to supervise resident who left the facility

      • failure to treat urinary tract infection

      • from infection, limb amputation, and pressure wounds

    • Injuries from patient neglect (standard of care)

    • Slip-and-falls of residents and visitors

  • Addiction Treatment Facility

    • Wrongful death for alleged failure to prohibit access to dangerous controlled substance.

  • Construction:

    • Retainage, delay, defect, indemnity, and other cross-claims between developer, general contractor, engineer, and subs in the following cases:

      • new construction of dual hotel project (co-mediated)

      • new construction of residential apartment complex (co-mediated)

      • interstate highway improvements (co-mediated)

    • Upgrades to public wastewater treatment facility failed to meet EPA standards (co-mediated)

    • Defective demolition and reconstruction of marine bulkheads, seawalls, and piers, and allegations of safety and permit violations (co-mediated)

    • Damage to nearby residence and non-profit facility undergoing expansion construction (co-mediated)

  • Employment disputes:

    • Discrimination

      • Private & public sector (gender, disability, age, national origin, pregnancy. race)

      • Religious institution (age)

      • Higher education (race discrimination, pretext and whistle-blower retaliation, sexual harassment)

    • Wage and hour disputes against service providers

    • Termination and buyout of family member in closely-held corporation

    • Professional services contract dispute regarding payment for performance of investment banking services

  • Trucking and commercial transportation accidents:

    • Wrongful death and traumatic brain injury rear-end collision

    • Wrongful death in dump truck / pedestrian accident.

    • Wrongful death and catastrophic injuries to highway bystanders (multiple parties)

    • Wrongful death after handicapped scooter tipped over in medical transport van

    • Catastrophic injuries to person changing flat tire on side of road

    • Wrongful death of pedestrian in trucking yard

  • Personal injuries:

    • Catastrophic injuries caused by elevated outdoor deck collapse

    • Traumatic brain injuries and catastrophic injuries in motor vehicle accidents caused by construction site mismanagement, excessive speed, and distracted driving

    • Numerous motor torts and accidents involving pedestrians, motorcycle, bicycle riders, and boaters with injuries to organs, bones, and tissues (liability and nature and extent of damages)

    • Catastrophic injury caused by gunshot wounds in a parking garage (premises liability dispute)

    • Apartment fire (personal injuries and damage to personal property)

    • Dog bites: compound fractures, facial scars, evidence of known propensity to bite

    • Slip-and-falls in retail stores, public spaces, parking lots, and at apartment complexes

  • Environmental torts:

    • Asbestos mesothelioma (manufacturing, brake dust, and talcum powder)

    • Lead paint poisoning liability and nature and extent of damages - landlord / tenant (insured and uninsured, single and multiple units) and mortgage servicer liability after mortgage foreclosure

    • Mold (apartment complexes, residential property and motor vehicle)

    • Bed bug infestation of hotels and apartment units

  • Fire:

    • Insurance subrogation after fire damaged commercial warehouse

    • Allocation of insurance proceeds among apartment residents after fire damage

    • Personal injuries of apartment tenants trying to escape burning apartment building

  • Excessive force:

    • Private security officers working as bouncers at bars and as independent contractors at apartment complexes

    • Municipal law enforcement officers (wrongful suspicion of illegal activity; allegations of “driving while Black”)

    • Juvenile detention center

  • Commercial disputes:

    • Breach of multi-year lease of luxury suite at major league sports stadium

    • Contract breach concerning the sale and sublease of nursing homes

    • Priority of competing liens on commercial brewing equipment (co-mediated)

    • Debt collection against shopping center retail tenant

    • Breach of gaming machines services contract by food and drink establishments

  • Qui tam medical billing (co-mediated)

  • Legal malpractice:

    • Wrongful settlement of a civil case

    • Conflict of interest in creation of a venture capital partnership

  • Real property:

    • Defective rehab work in primary residence

    • Failure to disclaim / disclose property defects (water intrusion, water pressure, roof defects, HVAC defects, sewage systems)

    • Condemnation valuation disputes (residential, commercial, mixed-use)

    • Shared right of way / ingress and egress

    • Condominium association’s alleged allowance of second hand smoke to infiltrate resident’s unit

    • Failure to convey parking with conveyance of condominium unit