There are two primary types of alternative dispute resolution or ADR processes utilized in New Jersey today. These are arbitration and mediation. Mediation is a broadly used ADR process in resolving business disputes, including issues involving contracts....
With increasing regularity, individuals and businesses in New Jersey are finding themselves having no real alternative but to enter into a contract which includes a provision for forced arbitration should a dispute of some sort arise. Indeed, the widespread use of...
With the world changing its business, learning and even social communication to remote platforms, it is worth taking a second look at how these technologies can reshape the mediation process as well. Because remote mediation requires a great deal of advanced planning,...
Business operations in the United States and countries across the globe may look different now and well into the distant future. Thus, it is important that companies in New Jersey and elsewhere understand how these changes could impact the way business issues and...
Business disputes can be stressful and costly but can also be an everyday part of doing business. Business law provides tools and resources to guide business owners through disputes that come up and alternative dispute resolution is one option that can help them....
Business litigation can be disruptive, time consuming, expensive and emotionally exhausting. Just getting to court can take a year or more, as dockets are overflowing. As a result, parties involved in disputes are increasingly turning to mediation or arbitration as an...
It is common for conflict to arise between two or more parties. Sometimes, it is difficult to figure out how to find a solution to the problem. In many instances, one must consider an alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as arbitration or mediation. It is...
As we wrote in our previous blog, arbitration is becoming the preferred method many contracting parties use when settling disputes. It’s fair to say that the majority of contractors written between commercial parties and businesses dealing directly with the general...