Many people inquire at our office regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution ("ADR") options like mediation and arbitration. These have certain advantages over traditional litigation, although they have certain disadvantages as well which should be considered. Mediation and arbitration are also very different from one another, and parties should … [Read more...]
Jewish Groups Support Reversal of NY Court’s Nullification of Rabbinic Arbitration Decision
As reported here, and as Mitchell Rubenstein predicted, the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will consider a teacher's appeal of a Kings County Supreme Court's nullification of a rabbinical arbitration panel's decision in an employment case. Following a dispute between the Hebrew Academy of Five Towns and Rockaway and one of its teachers, … [Read more...]