Ah, that unforgettable line uttered by Veruca Salt in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. As a matrimonial attorney, this is what it feels like we deal with quite often. But I am not referring to people just being demanding, I am talking about people making unreasonable demands, with no apparent justification in law or
Bad Faith Negotiation
Enter the Realm of Reasonableness
By Eric S. Solotoff on
Posted in Practice Issues
Yesterday, I blogged about the illusory "final offer", noting that most cases settle. The reason for that is that there is a realm of reason, a range if you will, where cases with similar facts and circumstances, should resolve themselves based upon experience, statutes, case law, Guidelines, etc. In most cases, absent wide valuation disparities, esoteric…
No One Ever Just Says That Their Client Changed Their Mind
By Eric S. Solotoff on
Posted in Practice Issues
I sit here stewing on this overcast Friday because the other side reneged on the settlement in two matters, after we believed we were all but resolved in both. Whether or not these were enforceable settlements is a topic for another blog. That said, one is particularly frustrating because the other side essentially undid a…