A New 'Arb-Lit' Hybrid Process Unifies ADR and Litigation for Creative Resolution

摘要

There are many great virtues to alternative dispute resolution processes, like the collaboration, confidentiality and self-determination of mediation; the privacy, efficiency, and finality of arbitration; and the flexibility of both. In an attempt to combine the best virtues from each of the primary ADR processes, hybrid processes have developed, including med-arb, arb-med, and early neutral evaluation.