Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “But does the covenant not to compete, have more teeth, if that person goes into business for themselves, in competition with you?” Michael Campbell – Business Dispute Attorney – Pierce County, WA “I think it depends on all the circumstances. If a court looks at it and it says, […]
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “About the difference between arbitration and mediation? I flipped between both of those. Obviously, there’s a difference in the legal aspect. Please.” Michael Campbell – Business Dispute Attorney – Pierce County, WA “An arbitrator is one who is a substitute judge. And sometimes, contracts call for disputes to be
Michael Campbell – Business Dispute Attorney – Pierce County, WA “The question is, there was an express warranty of a year in that case. And the question is, was there an implied warranty that actually extended beyond that year? There may have been. That’s what you’ll find out in court, if not, if you can’t
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Well, there’s a difference, if I may interject here, there’s a difference between the two. One is a straight debt collection. The service has been performed, it’s adequate. It meets the expectations of what the public expected to get. And so that’s a straightforward debt collection. But it’s the
Michael Campbell – Business Dispute Attorney – Pierce County, WA “But the arbitrator is a substitute for a judge, and the arbitrator will be able to issue, by virtue of their contract, any resolution of that contract that’s within his scope of authority.” Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “So that’s now a binding arbitration.
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “The mediator, arbitrator starts out with this statement, ‘you know, my job here is to make both parties, get us… get a settlement, and make both parties angry and not happy at the end result’. And, you know, that just irritates me every time I hear it. It really
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Stereotypical purpose of the law to protect the rights of somebody who isn’t able to obviously represent themselves. And that’s a good thing.” Michael Campbell – Business Dispute Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Well, it may be a good thing, and usually the bar recognizes that too. That’s why
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “A scary thought process for somebody who owns a property! Now, when you say, of course, ‘adverse use’….How long does that have to be going on before the original owner, or the actual owner, loses the right to that? You know, is it one time? Is it ten times?
Michael Campbell – Business Dispute Attorney – Pierce County, WA “Well, mediation, on the other hand, is two parties sitting down with another party of or more, in some cases, to try to reach a fair agreement, one that they can both agree on again. They may both come out not completely satisfied, thinking that…
Ray Hrdlicka – Host – Attorneys.Media “Is there a difference between an intentional action that breaches a contract and then an unintentional action that causes that same problem? I pose that question in regard to the resolution of the problem. You know, in other words, is intentional acts likely to render a greater…a greater penalty,
