As important as this debate might be, there remains no clear answer as to whether opening statements should or should not be used as part of the mediation process. Every case is different, as are the ...

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 ...

Opening statements are set to begin Monday in the murder trial of Larry Millete, as prosecutors prepare to present a case built largely on circumstantial evidence in the disappearance of his wife, ...

Opening statements begin Tuesday in the Banfield double‑murder trial. Prosecutors say the case involves an alleged affair with the family’s au pair. Banfield faces life in prison if convicted. FAIRFAX ...

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 ...

Are opening statements in mediation beneficial toward reaching a settlement? There is an ongoing debate by both advocates and neutrals concerning the advantages and disadvantages of including opening ...