Using mediation and arbitration to resolve construction disputes. (Business Credit Selected Topic).

Business Credit, November, 2002 by Shapiro, J. Ben

"...Trials By the Adversarial Contest Must in Time Go the Way of the Ancient Trial by Battle and Blood."

--Former Chief Justice Warren Burger

Almost every construction project leads to disputes between the general contractor, subcontractors and suppliers. Mediation and arbitration work particularly well for resolving disputes. Construction mediators and arbitrators understand the construction industry, its unique terminology and standard practices. Mediation and arbitration can resolve disputes efficiently, expeditiously and equitably.

Mediation involves the ...