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 ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Opening statements have been delayed in the federal trial of former Theranos President Sunny Balwani. He is Elizabeth Holmes' former boyfriend and business partner at the ...

Opening statements are set for April 7 in Lori Vallow Daybell's murder conspiracy trial in Phoenix. The so-called "Doomsday Mom" is representing herself in the trial. Vallow Daybell is accused of ...

MIAMI (WSVN) - Opening statements have begun in the trial of Anthawn Ragan Jr., a man accused of going on a month-long crime spree that would claim the life of a 21-year-old man and a 10-year-old more ...

Sean "Diddy" Combs faced major developments in court on May 12, 2025, including graphic descriptions of his alleged behavior by prosecutors and a full-throated defense by his attorney, who told jurors ...

Lori Vallow Daybell murder conspiracy trial: Opening statements set for April 7 In Arizona, Vallow Daybell is accused of planning the death of her then-husband, Charles Vallow, in 2019. It was ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Fifteen months after Sonya Massey, a Black woman who had called 911 for help, was killed in her home, the former police officer who fired the fatal shot is set to go on trial.

Karen Read pleaded not guilty to murder charges in the death of Boston police officer John O’Keefe and is facing a retrial after a jury was unable to reach a verdict last year. Karen Read is facing ...

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — A case making national headlines with a lot of twists and turns before the opening gavel is finally set to get underway Tuesday in Arapahoe County Court. Local dentist ...

Opening statements will begin Wednesday morning in the trial of a woman prosecutors said killed her baby by dropping it down a drainage pipe in Schenectady. Persia Nelson is charged with second-degree ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Opening statements began Tuesday in the trial of Brian Mann, the Decatur chiropractor accused of attempting to poison his wife in September 2022. Mann has pleaded not guilty to ...

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 ...