This month kicked off, as it does every year, with a flurry of practical jokes and pranks to celebrate April Fool’s day. As tech giants kicked in with their newest pranks in the spirit, many more participated in their own small ways to the confusion and groans of family and friends. Humor and pranks interrupt …

By Randy Rodriguez The following names have been changed to protect the identities of those involved. Emotions played a big part in one of the first cases I opened. The parties, “Michael” and “George” came into mediation because Michael, a contractor, was not paid the amount that he was verbally promised for his work, while George, the …