The Bad Dad

Season 07 Episode 01 Following a stellar career as a trial lawyer, Eric Ivary has resolved more than 1,000 cases across a variety of substantive areas during the course of his mediation career at ADR Services, Inc. To kick off Season 7, Eric relates the aftermath of a 9-year-old boy’s toy-related death, where the adults in his life had failed him, and the retailer and distributor of the toy had neglected to include any instructions relating to its use, a combination that proved fatal. His father, who had gone to prison early in the boy’s life with no contact after his release, sought to share in compensation and threatened to jeopardize any settlement that did not include a substantial recovery for himself. How did master mediator Eric Ivary guide the parties to a resolution?