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Wisconsin's Court-Ordered Adr Law: Potential For Resolving Libel Disputes, Michael E. Weinzierl
Wisconsin's Court-Ordered Adr Law: Potential For Resolving Libel Disputes, Michael E. Weinzierl
Journal of Dispute Resolution
This Article argues that the Wisconsin Judicial Council's court-ordered ADR plan, which was adopted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court in December of 1993," will benefit libel litigants by giving them an alternative to the courtroom battle. The Article discusses the interests of the plaintiff and defendant in libel litigation and how ADR will benefit each, as well as critiques the structure of current libel law. The Article also analyzes other proposed alternatives to libel litigation and evaluates their effectiveness. The Article examines the efficiency and effectiveness of Florida's dispute resolution program, which provides settlement options similar to those found in …
Reversal Arbitration Board: An Adr Model For Resolving Intra-Corporate Disputes, The, Rene Stemple Ellis, Geetha Ravindra, Neil Vidmar, Thomas Davis
Reversal Arbitration Board: An Adr Model For Resolving Intra-Corporate Disputes, The, Rene Stemple Ellis, Geetha Ravindra, Neil Vidmar, Thomas Davis
Journal of Dispute Resolution
In this article, we describe the development and implementation of an innovative Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) program that uses neutral adjudicators to minimize lawsuits between Toyota Motor Sales, USA and its automobile dealerships. The Toyota Reversal Arbitration Board [hereinafterRAB] has several distinguishing characteristics. First, while many forms of ADR seek to shift the focus of disputes away from formal rules, the Toyota RAB was specifically designed to convey and enforce organizational rules. Second, an aspect of organizational decision making is entrusted to neutral, outside adjudicators trained as specialists in the rules and the context out of which disputes arise. Third, …