Posted On: August 29, 2007 by New Jersey Legal Update Podcast

When Transition Negotiations Breakdown - Part 7

This is part seven of a seven part series by Donald B. Brenner, Chair and Shareholder of Stark & Stark’s Construction Litigation Group. This series will discuss what happens when your transition negotiations with your developer sponsor breakdown, and you are forced to commence with litigation.

This week’s installment will focus on the possibility of mediation to settle your case, in the place of litigation.




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