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Hon. Bonnie Sabraw (Ret.)
has joined ADR Services, Inc. - San
Francisco!
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Angeles!
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III (Ret.) has joined ADR Services, Inc. -
Century City!
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Hon. Richard Curtis, Comm. (Ret.)
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ADR Services, Inc. settles with twelve neutrals named to Daily
Journal's "Top 40" List!
ADR Services, Inc. tops list of Los Angeles Magazine's
"Super Lawyers"!
In 2007, ADR Services, Inc. donated over 2,600 hours in Pro
Bono service, amounting to over $1 million in free dispute resolution
services!
ADR Services, Inc.
partners with the ABA to present
Arbitrating the Mega Case,
February 8, 2008.
ADR Services, Inc.'s neutral
Eugene Moscovitch, Esq.,
settles $25.5 million illegal strip-search case.
ADR Services, Inc. neutral Eugene Moscovitch, Esq. settled a $25.5
million illegal strip-search case last September.
As many as 160,000 inmates sued the County of San Bernardino's Sheriff's
Department in U.S. District Court for being subjected to illegal jailhouse
strip searches during a five year period. These illegal strip-searches were
allegedly done by jailers and sometimes done in front of inmates and
deputies of the opposite sex.
When the time came to discuss settlement and enter into mediation, both the
San Bernardino County's Board of Supervisors and Southern California's top
civil rights lawyers turned to Gene Moscovitch for assistance.
Gene is a former deputy federal public defender and a mediator of numerous
cases involving claims of excessive force, failure to protect, and
deliberate indifference to inmates medical and psychological needs.
Over the course of a three day mediation, Gene Moscovitch worked directly
with two national insurance carriers, over 20 lawyers, and many high ranking
public officials, all with divergent political beliefs and agendas. In the
end, Gene was able to assist the parties in reaching a $25.5 million dollar
settlement that is now a matter of public record. In fact, the settlement is
one of the largest payouts in a jailhouse strip-search case.
ADR Services, Inc.'s neutral
Justice Laurence Kay settles $96 million Smokeless Tobacco claim.
ADR Services, Inc. neutral Justice Laurence Kay was featured on the front
page of The Recorder in October of 2007 for mediating the $96
million cash settlement of the litigation known simply as the
Smokeless Tobacco Cases, 02-004250. The California class action
antitrust litigation involved claims of anti-competitive practices and
anti-trust violations.
The Smokeless Tobacco Cases found their origin in Kentucky when allegations
of monopolistic business practices by United Smokeless Tobacco (UST) came to
light upon the filing of a federal Sherman Act suit. A competitor, Conwood
Sales, Co., accused UST of underhanded business practices, including the use
of exclusive vending agreements with retailers and the destruction of
competitors' point-of-sale displays.
These suits gained real momentum when in 2000, a federal jury in Kentucky
ordered United Smokeless Tobacco to pay treble damages to Conwood totaling
$1.05 billion and that verdict was later help up on appeal.
Justice Kay helped the parties to reach consensus with only three months
left before trial. The settlement resolved claims that US Tobacco engaged in
"extensive restrictive and exclusionary acts" to eliminate competition for
moist snuff. It is the only class action in which United Smokeless
Tobacco has agreed to pay cash to consumers instead of coupons.
Hon. Laurence Kay is the former presiding justice on the First District
Court of Appeal in California, Division 4. He has been a full time neutral
since 2005, when he retired from the bench. He has been exclusive with ADR
Services, Inc. since his retirement and is considered to be one of their
premiere neutrals in Northern California.
Hon. Edward Kolker (Ret.)
has joined ADR Services, Inc. - San
Diego!
Hon. Joanne Parrilli
(Ret.) has joined ADR Services, Inc. -
San Francisco!
ADR Services, Inc. Tops List of Daily Journal "Top
30 Neutrals"!
ADR Services, Inc. Tops List of Los
Angeles Magazine "Super Lawyers"!
ADR Services, Inc. Tops List of Hollywood
Reporter, Esq. "Power Mediators"!
ADR Services, Inc. neutral
Hon. Michael Marcus (Ret.) has
been elected to the Board of Governors of the California State Bar.
ADR Services, Inc. neutral Hon.
Gregory O'Brien (Ret.) has been appointed to the ADR Committee of the
California State Bar.
ADR Panelist Michael Diliberto,
Esq. featured on the
"Insider
Exclusive" TV show, hosted by Steve Murphy, as President of the Italian
American Lawyers Association.
Linda Bulmash, Esq. chosen by Los Angeles County Bar as Newsletter author!
ADR News
John Van
de Kamp, Esq. to Receive Witkin Medal
October Events
CELA's 21st Annual Employment Law
Conference, Hilton Pasadena (October 3-4, 2008)
Pasadena, California
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting at this event.
September Events
ABTL's 35th Annual
Seminar, Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa, Poipu, Kauai (September 24-29,
2008)
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting at this event.
OCTLA Monthly
Dinner Program, Winning BIG in Small Cases,
Orange County (September 25,
2008)
ADR Services, Inc. is a proud sponsor of this event.
August Events
Consumer Attorneys Association of
Los Angeles - 26th Annual Las Vegas Convention
(August 28-31, 2008) Las Vegas, Nevada
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting at this event.
June Events
Santa Monica Bar Association -
"Thank You Reception" (June 18)
ADR Services, Inc. is a proud sponsor of this event.
Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles - WLALApalooza (June 19)
ADR Services, Inc. is a proud sponsor of this event.
May Events
West
Coast Casualty - Annual Construction Defect Seminar (May 7-9) Disneyland
Hotel
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting at this event.
April Events
Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Labor & Employment Section
"Arbitration Clauses in Employment Contracts: Benefit or Burden?" with
moderator and ADR Services, Inc. panelist
Linda Bulmash, Esq. Panel:
Hon. Michael Marcus (Ret.),
Doug Silverstein, Everett Meiners and
Deborah Rothman
Thursday, April 24 - 6:00 p.m. at Beverly Hills Country Club
March Events
California Judges Association (March 14-16) Monterey Plaza
Hotel
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting at this event.
Association of Southern California
Defense Counsel 47th Annual Seminar (March 27-28)
Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting at this event.
February Events
ABTL Dinner Program
(February 19)
Downtown Los Angeles, California
Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., Los Angeles "High Stakes Public Interest
Cases"
ADR Services, Inc. is one of the main sponsors of this event.
SFVBA's Annual Judges' Night (February 21) Woodland Hills, California
6360 Canoga Avenue, Woodland Hills
ADR Services, Inc. is one of the main sponsors of this event.
ADR Services, Inc.'s neutral Michael R. Diliberto has been appointed to
serve as a part-time Administrative Law Judge by the Presiding Judges of the
Office of Administrative Hearings, Los Angeles. As an administrative Law
Judge, Michael hears matters brought by various agencies, including the
Department of Real Estate, Department of Insurance, Cal Trans, Medical
Board, Department of Motor Vehicles, California Department of Education,
Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board and the Energy
Commission. Michael continues to serve as a full-time mediator and
arbitrator with ADR Services, Inc.
In 2007, ADR Services, Inc. donated over 2,600 hours in Pro
Bono service, amounting to over $1 million in free dispute resolution
services!
ADR Services, Inc.'s neutral
Eugene Moscovitch, Esq.,
settles $25.5 million illegal strip-search case.
ADR Services, Inc. neutral Eugene Moscovitch, Esq. settled a $25.5
million illegal strip-search case last September.
As many as 160,000 inmates sued the County of San Bernardino's Sheriff's
Department in U.S. District Court for being subjected to illegal jailhouse
strip searches during a five year period. These illegal strip-searches were
allegedly done by jailers and sometimes done in front of inmates and
deputies of the opposite sex.
When the time came to discuss settlement and enter into mediation, both the
San Bernardino County's Board of Supervisors and Southern California's top
civil rights lawyers turned to Gene Moscovitch for assistance.
Gene is a former deputy federal public defender and a mediator of numerous
cases involving claims of excessive force, failure to protect, and
deliberate indifference to inmates medical and psychological needs.
Over the course of a three day mediation, Gene Moscovitch worked directly
with two national insurance carriers, over 20 lawyers, and many high ranking
public officials, all with divergent political beliefs and agendas. In the
end, Gene was able to assist the parties in reaching a $25.5 million dollar
settlement that is now a matter of public record. In fact, the settlement is
one of the largest payouts in a jailhouse strip-search case.
ADR Services, Inc.'s neutral
Justice Laurence Kay settles $96 million Smokeless Tobacco claim.
ADR Services, Inc. neutral Justice Laurence Kay was featured on the front
page of The Recorder in October of 2007 for mediating the $96
million cash settlement of the litigation known simply as the
Smokeless Tobacco Cases, 02-004250. The California class action
antitrust litigation involved claims of anti-competitive practices and
anti-trust violations.
The Smokeless Tobacco Cases found their origin in Kentucky when allegations
of monopolistic business practices by United Smokeless Tobacco (UST) came to
light upon the filing of a federal Sherman Act suit. A competitor, Conwood
Sales, Co., accused UST of underhanded business practices, including the use
of exclusive vending agreements with retailers and the destruction of
competitors' point-of-sale displays.
These suits gained real momentum when in 2000, a federal jury in Kentucky
ordered United Smokeless Tobacco to pay treble damages to Conwood totaling
$1.05 billion and that verdict was later help up on appeal.
Justice Kay helped the parties to reach consensus with only three months
left before trial. The settlement resolved claims that US Tobacco engaged in
"extensive restrictive and exclusionary acts" to eliminate competition for
moist snuff. It is the only class action in which United Smokeless
Tobacco has agreed to pay cash to consumers instead of coupons.
Hon. Laurence Kay is the former presiding justice on the First District
Court of Appeal in California, Division 4. He has been a full time neutral
since 2005, when he retired from the bench. He has been exclusive with ADR
Services, Inc. since his retirement and is considered to be one of their
premiere neutrals in Northern California.
Hon. Edward Kolker (Ret.)
has joined ADR Services, Inc. - San
Diego!
Hon. Joanne Parrilli
(Ret.) has joined ADR Services, Inc. -
San Francisco!
Hon. Richard Lyman (Ret.) has joined ADR Services, Inc. -
Orange County!
Hon. Frederick Mandabach
(Ret.) has joined ADR Services, Inc. -
San Diego!
October Events
ABTL Annual Seminar (October 5-7)
Napa Valley,
California
ADR Services, Inc. is one of the main sponsors of this event.
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting in the main hall.
November Events
CAOC
46th Annual Convention (November 9-11)
San Francisco, California
ADR Services, Inc. is one of the main sponsors of this event.
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting in the main hall.
December Events
ADCNC
48th Annual Meeting (December 13-14)
San Francisco, California
ADR Services, Inc. will be exhibiting at this event.
For the past several years, we at ADR Services, Inc. have worked diligently to establish ourselves as the preeminent resource for jurists and counsel seeking assistance in the process of selecting a neutral.
Our understanding of the marketplace, dispute resolution processes, and the strengths and weaknesses of the pool of available neutrals have proved invaluable over time.
Today our panel consists of more than one hundred retired judges and forty prominent attorneys. We maintain specialty panels of various legal practice areas and work closely with our clients to ensure the proper neutrals are available for a given matter.
Our panelists offer all forms of alternative dispute resolution and are available throughout the country.
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