The origins of modern-day "alternative" dispute resolution (non-adjudicative dispute resolution dubbed ADR) can be found in the ancient records of secular and religious peoples. Thousands of years ago ...

Title IX was introduced in 1971 as a proposed amendment to the Education Amendments of 1971 and was subsequently codified at 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1688.8 The principal purpose of Title IX is set out in ...

When legal disputes arise in the business world, taking the matter to court can often be time-consuming, expensive, and disruptive to business operations. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) methods ...

Q. I am working with a lawyer to resolve a lawsuit, and we just got scheduled for trial more than a year from now. Is there any other way to resolve this that could be faster? A. A trial is not the ...

Special Section: Alternative Dispute Resolution 2022 In The Legal's Alternative Dispute Resolution supplement read about arbitration in the era of #MeToo, how to make pre-litigation mediation more ...

According to a Supreme Court report published this year, as of December 2024, a staggering 45,16,603 cases were pending with the Appellate Division, High Court, and lower courts across the country. It ...

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Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC is launching an alternative dispute resolution practice. The Roseland-based law firm introduced the group in an Aug. 8 press release. Joseph Dickson, a former federal ...

How did you become interested in alternative dispute resolution? I remember first hearing about mediation in the early or mid-1990s. In those days virtually all of my cases either went to trial or ...

In recent years, many high-profile construction projects have been awarded to non-union contractors. However, with the transition to a new presidential administration also comes the promise of new ...

The Internal Revenue Service is concerned that not enough taxpayers are taking advantage of its alternative dispute resolution process for resolving disputes. Processing Content Finding ways to boost ...

Disputes are an inevitable aspect of human interaction, occurring in workplaces, businesses, legal contexts, and personal relationships. Every society requires effective mechanisms for dispute ...