Building a Safe Place for Mediation in Arbitration Proceedings (New York Law Journal)

New York Law Journal, August 2, 2019

Building a Safe Place for Mediation in Arbitration Proceedings

The New York State Unified Court System Report of Civil Case Activity have for over a decade issued reports that show that in New York state courts only 3% of cases are tried and in the Southern and Eastern District courts fewer than 2% of cases go to trial. Mediation: Through the Eyes of New York Litigators, Report of the Mediation Committee of the New York State Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee of the New York City Bar Association (Feb. 17, 2011) (NYSBA Report). These statistics reveal a significant “arbitration deficit” and some practitioners have noted that the deficit is even more pronounced in the international context.

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