Mediation: A Viable Alternative to Litigation

Abstract

Concerns with the growing financial and time cost of litigation and overall dissatisfaction with the process has caused many to seek alternative routes of dispute resolution. As such, mediation has become one of the most widely accepted Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods to date. This study uses an in-depth multidisciplinary literature review to examine the benefits associated with using mediation in lieu of litigation in order to see if mediation is able to adequately serve as an alternative to traditional litigation. From this study, it is concluded that mediation is an adequate alternative, but not a replacement, for traditional litigation.