Alternative Dispute Resolution

Subject Description: As the number of cases filed each year has increased and court resources are stretched further and further, parties are turning to solutions outside the traditional judicial system as a faster, simpler solution to resolving a dispute. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) is a series of processes that seek to solve disputes among individuals without resorting to complex, time consuming and expensive litigation. This subject heading focuses on the federal and state legal issues pertinent to alternative dispute resolution in the agricultural context.