Driven to cyberspace by the pandemic, courts across the country purchased chatroom-like tools designed to help people resolve disagreements without the need for a full-on lawsuit, judge, or hearing.

The European Union has published new rules on alternative dispute resolution (ADR). The revised directive marks the ...

Alternative dispute resolution, a process by which a neutral third party helps parties reach an agreement without litigation, is more successful during the pre-complaint stage compared with the formal ...

If a federal employee is considering filing an equal employment opportunity complaint, alternative dispute resolution is a process available to them that could resolve their issue without litigation.

New pilot programs will test changes to existing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) programs, including fast-track settlements (FTS), the IRS said Wednesday in Announcement 2025-6. The first pilot ...

For 2021, as in past years, the Daily Report asked several local lawyers who serve as mediators or arbitrators to submit columns providing tips on how attorneys could best handle their next mediation, ...

It’s not often that the legal term “alternative dispute resolution” makes the news. But with a bipartisan arbitration bill in Washington DC, recent changes to the Michigan Court Rules, and the backlog ...

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"It is correct that a significant portion of this class is bound by arbitration agreements that would preclude participation in this class action," said Alston & Bird's Kristy Brown, a lawyer for ...

The process of migrating the vast majority of civil court claims onto online dispute resolution platforms took another step this week with the release for consultation of draft procedure rules. The ...

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