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Just, Speedy, And Inexpensive Or Just Speedy And Inexpensive - Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution In The Western District Of Missouri, April A. Fredlund
Just, Speedy, And Inexpensive Or Just Speedy And Inexpensive - Mandatory Alternative Dispute Resolution In The Western District Of Missouri, April A. Fredlund
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This Comment will address five questions which may arise as challenges to the Western District of Missouri's implementation of its ADR program. First, is the experimental program designed by the court likely to be predictive? That is, will the program be able to tell us whether cost and delay are being reduced by the ADR program? Second, is the program as implemented likely to reduce cost and delay? Third, does the Western District of Missouri have authority to impose mandatory ADR on litigants? Fourth, is the provision for mandatory ADR constitutionally sound? And fifth, assuming affirmative answers to these questions, …
Comsumer Dispute Resolution In Missouri: Missouri's Need For A True Consumer Ombudsman
Comsumer Dispute Resolution In Missouri: Missouri's Need For A True Consumer Ombudsman
Journal of Dispute Resolution
The purpose of this Article is to explore the practicality of such a "modest proposal." In determining whether Missouri really needs a consumer ombudsman, the first order of business must be to comprehend how consumer protection developed in Missouri. Once established, this framework sheds lights upon how complaints are processed and what remedies are available to Missouri consumers. Only after we know the extent of the typical consumer's helplessness can we start to appreciate the need for an alternative dispute resolution device in Missouri. Finally, this article concludes by proposing a viable solution to Missouri's consumer crisis-the Consumer Ombudsman.