Scott Zucker is a mediator and arbitrator at Miles Mediation & Arbitration in Atlanta. Courtesy photo Are opening statements in mediation beneficial toward reaching a settlement? There is an ongoing ...

After months of contentious pre-trial hearings and a painstaking jury selection process that took 10 days, Karen Read’s second trial begins in earnest with opening statements Tuesday. In criminal ...

A woman gave her account of an alleged sexual assault in 2017. The trial is expected to last through May 16. EVERETT — The woman remembered the night in 2017 starting like any other — whiskey, music ...

Counsel sometimes claim that the parties each know the other’s position only too well, making opening statements unnecessary. Or they will sometimes say that opening statements use too much valuable ...

Prosecutors in the Karen Read case are asking a judge to prohibit her defense from accusing others of causing the death of Read’s boyfriend, John O’Keefe, in their opening statement. Read’s defense ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - Opening statements today in a Columbus courtroom for the murder trial of two alleged gang members. They are accused of killing Alex Bales Davis in a drive by shooting back in ...