Glenda Jones Law 531 December 13, 2012 Dr. Yolanda Nimmer-Williams Traditional and non-traditional litigation Week, one objective is to compare and contrast traditional and non-traditional litigation. The legal resolution in the United States are divided into two types know as judicial dispute resolutions and alternative dispute resolution (ADR). When individuals or institutions have disputes, it is good to develop innovative tactics to resolve these issues in alternative ways. In this
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Local Lawsuit (Morris v. Wood Preserving) Summarize the actions that lead to the lawsuit. In Morris v. Osmose Wood Preserving, 340 Md. 519 (1994), a number of homeowners purchased townhomes that had a roofs constructed of Fire Retardant Treated (FRT) plywood manufactured by the defendant Hoover Treated Wood Product, Inc. (Hood Wood). Homeowners claim in their complaint the fire retardant treated plywood, when exposed to high temperatures begin an acidic reaction that was designed to stop
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ADR Clause for Learning Team Charter LAW/531 June 17, 2010 Ben Richardson ADR Clause for Learning Team Charter The Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers different methods of resolving disputes other than going to court. The learning team system at University of Phoenix offers such a diverse team background that the ADR clause is an appropriate tool needed in the learning team charter to help team members settle disputes when team members are not performing correctly (HG.org, 2010)
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Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation LAW/531 April 15, 2013 Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation In the United States, a traditional litigation refers to the process of bringing, defending and maintaining a lawsuit (Cheeseman, 2010). Traditional litigation goes through a structured process of answer, discovery trial and jury. Whereas the nontraditional litigation process, alternative dispute resolution, known as ADR is a more flexible, less expensive, not as time consuming, and confidential
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The Legal System and ADR Analysis Debra Doe-Gonzalez LAW 531 October 6, 2014 David Weischadle, II The Legal System and ADR Analysis The two major court systems in the United States are the federal and state court systems. They are each set up review different types of lawsuits (Cheeseman, 2013). This memo will review the levels of the state court system as well as the various methods of alternative dispute resolution. The case of AMF Incorporated v. Brunswick Corp will be reviewed in
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LAW/531 May 21st 2012 Traditional and Non-Traditional Litigation Traditional and nontraditional are two sides of a coin as the main purpose of both is to reach at a resolution; however the strategies, and procedures adopted by them are different. Many cases nowadays do not reach the trial stage hence it is very crucial to understand the alternate methods of dispute resolution (ADR) just as the traditional litigation
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Week 1: Traditional and Non-traditional LAW 531 Introduction Disputes are inevitable in the business world but how a company handles these disputes can determine the profitability of the company. The traditional litigation system has some similarities and differences from non-traditional forms of Alternative Dispute Resolutions; also known as ADR. First litigation is the process of a lawsuit. The traditional litigation system can be very expensive and time-consuming
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Paper University of Phoenix Business Law LAW 531 December 17, 2012 Traditional and Nontraditional Litigation Paper Issues happen in organizations everyday as well as in the personal lives of the citizens of the United States. Issues considered severe enough result in going through the court systems in which the plaintiff and defendant can argue about what happened and who is right and who is wrong. However, there are more than on way of settling disputes; there is the traditional litigation
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Alternative Dispute Resolution Felicia Greene LAW/531 April 4, 2016 Carol Parker Alternative Dispute Resolution In this paper we are asked to review a state level business dispute taken from either our own experience, the text or from personal research. I have chosen to discuss a case that is discussed in our text, Business Law 16th edition. The Case I will be discussing will be Hagan v. Coca-Cola Bottling Co. This case is about two sisters, Linda Hagan and Barbara Parker, who drank from
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Nontraditional and traditional litigation Lareina Mirabella Law/531 April 29, 2013 Mike Kelley Nontraditional and traditional litigation Traditional litigation is settling a dispute in a civil court system. This system could use trial with jury, and judgment. The traditional system is an adversarial system of justice and clients can be represented by lawyers who provide legal advice for their clients in the court hearing. The courtroom procedures may include a trial and abide by formal rules of
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