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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Aug. 25, 2012

Whoa! How to rein in the process of arbitration

Many litigators feel that the arbitration horse has broken out of the barn and is running away at full speed. By Robert Mann of ADR Services


By Robert Mann


A few hundred years ago when business people had a disagreement that they couldn't resolve, they turned to a business person for whom they had the respect and trust, and they asked that person to resolve their dispute by making a decision that they would accept without further complications. The process was simple: they sat down (or maybe stood up so as not to waste the time sitting down), told their respective stories, after which their admire...

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