USA - Alternative Dispute Resolution Now an Established Practice in Federal Courts

Some 30 years after the federal district courts started experimenting with alternative dispute resolution (ADR), more than one-third of all federal trial courts authorize multiple forms of ADR, and all federal courts authorize some form of ADR, according to a study by the Federal Judicial Center.

A survey of courts' local rules, general orders, internal operating procedures, and other online and written sources shows that 34 of the 94 district courts authorize... (more)

 

 

The full article, published by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on behalf of the Federal Judiciary, can be found here: http://news.uscourts.gov/alternative-dispute-resolution-now-establi....

The survey, called ADR in the Federal District Courts - An Initial Report, authored by Donna Stienstra of the Federal Judicial Center (published November 16, 2011), a 70 page document, can be found here: http://www.fjc.gov/public/pdf.nsf/lookup/adr2011.pdf/$file/adr2011.pdf.

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