Alternative Dispute Resolution Movement in 1997
A recent Cornell University and Price-Waterhouse survey of corporate counsel indicates that in the last three years 89% of U.S. corporations have used mediation and 79% have arbitrated. Of the 94 U.S. District Courts, 87 have established ADR programs. In February 1997, the ABA House of Delegates passed Resolution 112 endorsing discretion for all judges to use ADR systems. The American Arbitration Association administered 70,516 cases during 1996, nearly double the number of 15 years ago. A survey of four major ADR providers (AAA, CPR, J.A.M.S./Endispute & USA&M) conducted by a team led by Professor Stephen Goldberg of Northwestern Law School found that 78% of 449 cases were resolved in mediation with less time and costs. A survey by Deloitte and Touch of corporate counsel found a shift in favor of mediation over arbitration. In 1997, 65% favor mediation over arbitration from the same survey done in 1993, where 51% favored arbitration.
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