Mr. Ralston has mediated all types of cases, large and small, ranging from complex commercial, environmental, and construction cases to medical malpractice, employment discrimination, and personal injury cases. The environmental cases have included issues of water and ground pollution at oil refineries or manufacturing sites owned and operated by major national corporations. Most of the cases were class actions on behalf of multiple plaintiffs. Many of the construction cases arose from the construction of entertainment theaters in Branson, Missouri, and from major construction projects in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The commercial cases have involved multi-tiered marketing systems or individual and class actions. The employment discrimination cases have involved race, ethnic origin, religion, gender, age, and disability cases brought under Title VII and the Civil Rights Aces, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, or corresponding state laws. Mr. Ralston mediates cases in many states and has been involved as a settlement judge or mediator in more than 4,000 cases.