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| T-Mobile Early Termination Fee | 10/6/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Chou, I am disputing early termination fees from T-Mobile. I originally had one line with T-Mobile ...
A: As I always mention, Mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never "get involved" in ...
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| suspended | 10/1/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I was suspended on the 20th of September because me and my district manager was in a heated argument ...
A: As I always mention to questioners, mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never ...
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| Overnight shift differential Pay question | 9/2/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: My name is Eleanora Marcotte. I would like to know if I have a case against Wal-Mart. I work ...
A: As I always mention to questioners, mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never ...
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| Arbitration hearing for wrongful termination | 8/22/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I have an arbitration hearing for wrongful termination and need to know my options. It is set for ...
A: Sorry for the delay in responding as I have not had access to the web since last weekend. As I ...
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| Arbitration | 8/21/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Chou, I understand that arbitrators often work part time as arbitrators and part time in ...
A: Mediators are trained in specialized facilitation skills and work to bring disputing parties ...
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| arbitration award against me | 8/20/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I just received a letter (summoned) from a debt collector about arbitration award against me in the ...
A: You will have to try to contact the court where the judgment was entered and figure out the options ...
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| Housing Mediation | 8/14/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Currently, I am in mediation regarding a housing dispute. Approximately, 8 years ago I bought a ...
A: You're welcome. I think you have the list down. The only other consideration has to do with ...
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| Housing Mediation | 8/13/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Currently, I am in mediation regarding a housing dispute. Approximately, 8 years ago I bought a ...
A: As I always mention to questioners, mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never ...
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| Converting arbitration award to judgement | 8/13/2008 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: How do I go about getting an arbitration award converted into a judgement in the Superior Court of ...
A: Alyson, You can try one of the following: First, see if the County Recorder will enter the ...
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| Real Estate Disclosure Arbitration | 8/12/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: My wife and I have been sent an arbitration request from the couple that bought our home two years ...
A: As I always mention to questioners, mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never ...
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| Converting arbitration award to judgement | 8/11/2008 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: How do I go about getting an arbitration award converted into a judgement in the Superior Court of ...
A: Alyson, I do not know of any "form". We turn the "Proposed Form of Award" which should have been ...
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| Converting arbitration award to judgement | 8/11/2008 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: How do I go about getting an arbitration award converted into a judgement in the Superior Court of ...
A: It depends on the type of arbitration. If it is a Court-Ordered Arbitration because the value of ...
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| How do I collect an Arbitration Award? | 8/5/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I recently prevailed in an Arbitration hearing in Superior Court of AZ (Maricopa County) and was ...
A: OK thanks, this helps some. If there is a period of time to appeal the case, you can likely do ...
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| Arbitration claim | 7/26/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: My wife has been notified that NCO Financial has filed for arbitration for a credit card debt in the ...
A: I am not a lawyer and cannot give you legal advice. You may wish to consult an attorney however to ...
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| Contract and service delivery issue | 6/25/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: First, thank you for sharing your knowledge here. Back in February my company signed up for service ...
A: As I tell all my questioners, mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never "get ...
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| summons | 6/12/2008 | Paul D. Friedman, M.A., Ph.D., J.D. |
Q: I have two questions. First, what is the difference between a summons and subpeona? Also, when ...
A: Danielle, A summons is an Order to appear in Court. Appearance can be mandated in-person, by ...
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| Daughter enraged over our will...please help | 6/3/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Chou, I have been married to my 2nd husband for 15 years. During that time, our house gained much ...
A: As I always mention to questioners, mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never ...
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| Labor/Management issue | 5/28/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Mr Chou, I work as a maintenance mechanic in a union hospital and have been an employee for 28 ...
A: Gary, Sorry, in California last couple of days. I get your position. Your best bet is to just be ...
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| Labor/Management issue | 5/27/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Mr Chou, I work as a maintenance mechanic in a union hospital and have been an employee for 28 ...
A: As I have pointed out to others, it may be useful for you to consider that right and wrong are not ...
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| Labor/Management issue | 5/27/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Mr Chou, I work as a maintenance mechanic in a union hospital and have been an employee for 28 ...
A: In my answers I always note that mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never "get ...
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| Real Estate Auction Nightmare | 4/14/2008 | Jim W Hildreth |
Q: I'm a retired Realtor from Washington, now living in gold Canyon, AZ. In October I attended my first ...
A: Patricia- I'm assuming that your contract does not mention "Mediation" and if I'm correct your ...
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| Real Estate Auction Nightmare | 4/11/2008 | Jim W Hildreth |
Q: I'm a retired Realtor from Washington, now living in gold Canyon, AZ. In October I attended my first ...
A: 04/11/2008 Patricia- First of all, I'm sorry for your real estate auction nightmare. As a ...
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| wage deduction from hours already earned | 3/23/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I work for a call center called Opinion Resources in Cedar City, Utah. I found out on Wednesday, ...
A: I am not an attorney and cannot give you legal advice. Though this is not a question about ...
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| Insurance Payment | 3/14/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Dental Insurance provided by employee changes Dental insurance A coverage stopped 2008 Dental ...
A: Mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never "get involved" in judging the merits of ...
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| Binding Arbitration | 2/27/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: My wife was a contractor providing landscape designs for a small (single person) landscape ...
A: You are right. She is unilaterally "deciding" to backcharge you. If you go to small claims you ...
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| Nepotism | 2/27/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I searched for nepotism in hiring practices and a link came to a response you had offered once. I'm ...
A: You will have to make a decision if you are going to mess with them for your own benefit or not. In ...
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| Nepotism | 2/25/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I searched for nepotism in hiring practices and a link came to a response you had offered once. I'm ...
A: You are right that the specific lack of policy regarding nepotism or favoritism does not excuse an ...
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| Nepotism | 2/24/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I searched for nepotism in hiring practices and a link came to a response you had offered once. I'm ...
A: The answer to your question is probably BOTH. I would have advised this hiring committee that if ...
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| Wrongful Dismissal - Canada | 2/16/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: Chou: I would like to know if you are able to advise me although I live in Canada (Toronto). I ...
A: Mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never "get involved" in judging the merits of ...
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| non lawyers as mediators | 2/14/2008 | Jim W Hildreth |
Q: Do you think it's possible for someone who is not an attorney to get hired as a mediator once they ...
A: Cynthia/Coach I responded and it looks like it may have not been sent out. This is the same ...
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| Exploring a career change | 2/11/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: I have been reviewing arbitration/mediation as a possible career change. I am in Texas no legal back ...
A: Mediators are trained in specialized facilitation skills and work to bring disputing parties ...
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| NEED HELP | 2/9/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: My now girlfriend live in Maine and she has a problem and I am wondering if you could help us. She ...
A: Mediators act as neutral third parties to disputes and never "get involved" in judging the merits of ...
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| Changing Arbitration into Judgment | 2/6/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: In the State of California how would one change an Arbitration award into a Judgment? Do you just ...
A: Greetings and thank you for your question. Typically arbitration is not submitted to a court unless ...
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| Arbitration award coverted | 2/5/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: How do I convert an arbitration award for a dissolutin of marraige into a judgment? I'm located in ...
A: Greetings and thank you for your question. Typically arbitration is not submitted to a court unless ...
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| CRIMINAL CONTEMP- 2ND A Misdemeanor | 1/31/2008 | Timmy Chou |
Q: What is a CRIMINAL CONTEMP- 2ND A Misdemeanor? And what sort of time do you receive (New York, NY)?
A: Sorry, I am not an attorney and I don't have a clue. Mediators act as third party neutrals to help ...
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| By-passing RE Arbitration agreement | 1/22/2008 | Jim W Hildreth |
Q: California: The buyers of our home are suing us. We both signed the arbitration agreement on the ...
A: Do you have an attorney? If you signed the arbitration clause, Its my belief you will go to ...
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| Weekly rental | 1/19/2008 | Jim W Hildreth |
Q: I rented a home in Florida for a week so I could see something going on at NASA. The event was ...
A: James- Unless you rented the weekly rental subject to cancellation or another type of contingency ...
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| i.o.u. verbal agreement | 1/17/2008 | Jim W Hildreth |
Q: I live in the state of California and back in October my husband and I planned on renting our ...
A: Marlene- Your question sounds very similar to many of the questions that I have heard in small ...
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| CA Real Estate Disclosure/Other | 1/9/2008 | Jim W Hildreth |
Q: My wife and I purchased our first home about 2 weeks ago. On the first day of moving in (the ...
A: Kevin- I'm glad that use used standard forms and if the other side agrees, mediation would be your ...
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| house buyout | 1/8/2008 | Jim W Hildreth |
Q: I have a couple questions about a house buyout. I currently live in a booming economy (real estate ...
A: Craig- Your question is more real estate related than my expertise with Mediation. It appears that ...
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