Dispute Settlement
1. Negotiation
2. Alternative Dispute Resolution
a. Mediation
b. Arbitration
c. International Alternative Dispute Resolution
i. WTO, NAFTA, UN
d. Minitrial and Summary Jury Trial
e. Private Judging
3. State Courts (see chart p.32)
4. Federal Courts (see chart p.34)
5. Adversary System
a. Function f the Judge
i. Not only unbiased but also essentially passive
6. Procedure
a. Functions of procedure
i. Basic purpose of procedure is fairness
b. Pleadings
i. Complaints, answers, and replies
ii. CAFA addresses the concern that plaintiffs’ attorneys have abused the
class action mechanism
c. The complaint
i. First step in starting a lawsuit
d. Discovery
e. The Trial
f. Appellate Procedure
i. The Appeal
ii. Results of Appeal
g. Court Problems and Solutions
i. Criticism
1. “Justice delayed is justice denied”
