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MODERN TECHNOLOGY- An Illinois-based Law Firm Reaches $4 Million Settlement Through Zoom Mediation During COVID-19 Pandemic successfully. Despite the courts being closed during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Schaumburg, Illinois-based law firm Gardi & Haught, Ltd. reached a $4 million settlement during a Zoom mediation on behalf of its client Sandra Garza, who suffered injuries during a workplace accident. From A year ago nothing will ever be the same - and that is a very, very... good thing for the legal system. I think parties would have rescheduled the mediation b/c the parties were not in the same location and it would not have occurred to the litigants to do this by Zoom. And now here we are - people in separate cities, using technology that is basically free, and moving a case with remarkable efficiency. I know this year has been difficult for many reasons but the acceleration of this technology for depositions, hearings and mediations is a complete game changer in the practice of law. Nothing will ever be the same - and that is a very, very good thing for the legal system. #coronavirus #staysafe #onlinemediation #mediation #mediator #covid19 #coronavirus #businesslaw #workplaceconflict #disputeresolution #conflictresolution #businessinterruption #familybusinessdisputes #personalinjury #lawyers #triallawyers #medicalmalpractice #contractlaw #caraccidents #dogbites #bikeaccidents

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THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MEDIATION According to Bader (2018) During the course of mediation, parties typically experience what I call the IDR cycle, a cycle of overconfidence (inflation), disappointment (deflation, often with outrage) and realistic resolution. The existence of this cycle has been confirmed, both in the United States and abroad. The following discussion on the IDR cycle is a compilation of excerpts from training materials developed by the Project to Train Intercultu...ral Mediators for a Multicultural Europe, a project funded with support from the European Commission. The IDR Cycle It has been observed that many conflicts go through a cycle of psychological inflation, deflation and realistic resolution (IDR). It is caused by the tendency to take conflict personally and consider the outcome of the mediation as a reflection of one’s own identity. So what happens at each stage of the cycle? The Inflation/Overconfidence Stage At the outset of the mediation process, parties are generally overconfident or inflated. A reason for that is that interpersonal conflict is often experienced as threatening the value and even the existence of the self. As a defense to the anxiety this causes, parties tend to self-inflate, i.e. to reassure themselves that they will manage successfully. Adrenal surges caused by perceived threat also contribute to the initial inflation. During this phase, parties usually have non-realistic expectations. They overestimate the strength of their case, seem unwilling to face adverse facts or deny their own vulnerability. They do not take into account the agenda of the other side, and all of this leads to the next stage. Deflationary Stage When each party begins to realize that the other side exists as an independent agent who envisages a different outcome and proposes a different solution, disappointment and deflation settle in. During this phase, parties may feel insulted by the offer or the position of the other side. They start to feel less certain that they will achieve their desired result, and often blame others because things are not going as they should. At this tender phase, mediators should exhibit sincere respect towards their clients, as this will soothe the feelings of insult and deflation. At the same time mediators need to remind parties that the decision-making process has to be kept as objective as possible. Overreacting to the negative feelings caused by the conflict impedes the resolution process. Realistic Resolution When parties manage to develop a sense of self-and-other they also succeed in settling their dispute. They abandon the expectation to achieve only their own ideal result and are eager to accept a practical and realistic solution. Often this coincides with recovering from the sense of injured pride and disappointment. They no longer view the outcome of mediation as a reflection of who they are. ~ Elizabeth Bader

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