BCOR 320 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Due Process, Arbitration Clause, Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Mediation- in a negotiation, they have a 3rd party who helps the parties come to an understanding. Arbitration- you have a neutral 3rd party, acting to make a decision for you, just like a court. If you are going to be bound by it it is called binding arbitration. Non-binding arbitration- (cid:449)hate(cid:448)er the ar(cid:271)itrator sa(cid:455)s, the parties do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e to a(cid:272)(cid:272)ept. You get an idea of how it will go and decide whether you want to go to trial. Forum- (cid:449)hat (cid:272)ourt (cid:455)ou"re goi(cid:374)g to hear this i(cid:374). For e(cid:454)a(cid:373)ple, (cid:449)riti(cid:374)g i(cid:374)to a (cid:272)o(cid:374)tra(cid:272)t that a(cid:374)(cid:455) ar(cid:271)itratio(cid:374) happens in west virginia. Mandatory arbitration- terms put into a contra(cid:272)t that sa(cid:455) (cid:455)ou (cid:272)a(cid:374)"t take a (cid:272)ase to trial. Most of your expenses for a trial have already happened except for an attorney. The first part of a trial is jury selection. Voir dire is when you ask jurors questions about bias. They are not evidence and are not under oath.
