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Letter to the Editor

Feb. 25, 2013

Don't be so quick to dismiss arbitration

In his timely article, Alex Craigie offers sound, economical suggestions for proceeding with litigation in our state's increasingly cash-strapped courts. However, he too readily dismisses the benefits of arbitration. By John K. Haggerty

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR COLUMN

In his timely article, "Strategies for Litigating in a Crumbling Court System" (Feb. 20), Alex Craigie offers sound, economical suggestions for proceeding with litigation in our state's increasingly cash-strapped courts. However, he too readily dismisses the benefits of private, binding arbitration based on his feelings that arbitrations cost "an arm and a leg" and that "putting one's fate in the hands of a single decision-make...

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