Deck 13: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Question 1

Which of the following is generally not a type of court-related ADR?

A) early neutral evaluation
B) binding arbitration
C) nonbinding arbitration
D) summary trial
E) none of the above; they are all common types of court-related ADR

Answer 1

B

Question 2

If parties use any form of ADR they give up their right to trial.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A procedure often used by businesses in which disputing parties present their dispute before a special jury in non-binding trial is known as:

A) mini-trial
B) summary trial
C) binding arbitration
D) nonbinding arbitration
E) early neutral evaluation

Answer 3

A

Question 4

ADR is never used in criminal cases.

Question 5

The type of ADR most popular with family law and labor matters is:

A) arbitration
B) mediation
C) mini-trial
D) summary trial
E) trial

Question 6

Methods of alternative dispute resolution may be binding or nonbinding.

Question 7

To stay a proceeding means to delay or stop the proceeding.

Question 8

A mediator should always be a neutral person.

Question 9

Arbitrators and mediators must be attorneys.
Multiple Choice

Question 10

Courts have the right to stay arbitration proceedings.

Question 11

Which of the following frequently offer arbitration services?

A) private judges
B) the court
C) the American Arbitration Association
D) none of the above
E) all of the above

Question 12

A special master is a person usually appointed by a court to resolve disputed pretrial matters in civil actions.

Question 13

A mini-trial is a form of ADR.

Question 14

Arbitration is always binding.

Question 15

The ADR proceeding involving an out-of-court hearing before a neutral party who listens to two or more disputing parties and renders a decision resolving the dispute is known as

A) arbitration
B) mediation
C) negotiation
D) mini-trial
E) early neutral evaluation