The Legal System and ADR Analyses
Assume that the higher on the chart the case is the more
expensive it is for all parties.
Write a memo on a state (not federal) level business
dispute. Describe as if you were writing a “white paper” for your
boss who wants to know how a case like the one you have chosen would be
processed throughout the various legal phases in a state court system.
Because most cases never make it to trail, it is also
important to consider alternative methods of dispute resolution. Suppose your
selected case was initially submitted to ADR. What methods of ADR would be
available to pursue? Which of these ADR methods do you think would be the most
appropriate? Why?
REQUIRED elements:
Discuss the differences in costs and benefits of going
through traditional litigation and pursuing ADR in this case (consider or
example, why one of the parties in the case you’re looking at may have
preferred keeping the case out of court).





