Example: Several years ago, counsel for two defendants in a civil lawsuit arrived for the mediation of their dispute nearly an hour late.

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Mediation of the dispute with Flossie was suggested.

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He also revealed that the judiciary is looking at the potential for greater use of mediation, or alternative dispute resolution, in appropriate civil cases.

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We were in hour ten of a multi-party mediation convened to settle a million dollar copyright dispute among three Los Angeles garmentos.

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If most of the cases can ultimately resolve through mediation, how much damage (emotional and financial) is caused to families unnecessarily because they fear that they might be one of the 20% that cannot successfully resolve their dispute through mediation?

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