Alternative dispute resolution has become a frequently used method to resolve litigated disputes. Using either mediation or binding arbitration should keep the dispute out of court. But, which is the ...

But binding mandatory arbitration, where parties are forced to appear before a panel of paid referees whose rulings are absolute and final, quickly became the companies' choice. Arbitration forums ...

This article provides a discussion of special arbitration agreements which are "not well known and sorely underutilized by insurance carriers." The authors highlight the benefits of special ...

WADE GOODWYN: The National Arbitration Forum did hundreds of thousands of consumer arbitrations a year, most of them involving debt collection. Although there have been accusations by consumer ...