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: National Arbitration Forum BlogCourt-Ordered Mediation Is a Good Alternative to Trial
In his weekly law column at Victoria Advocate, University of Houston Law Professor Richard Alderman explains mediation to a Texan wondering:
I filed a claim in small claims court. I have been told that before my trial I will have to mediate the case. What is this? Do I have to do it? How much does it cost?
He explains that mediation is a form of alternative dispute resolution that gives the parties an opportunity, with a mediator, to work things out before a trial. He opines that court-mandated mediation "is always a good idea" because it does not cost anything, and settling a claim is almost always better than taking the chance on a trial.
(Mediation is an alternative way to resolve disputes, 6/25/2009)
Full post as published by National Arbitration Forum Blog on July 09, 2009 (boomark / email).
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