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MEDIATION(law)
Mediation-Arbitration (Med-Arb)(law)

MEDIATION (law)


MEDIATION. The act of some mutual friend of two contending parties, who brings them to agree, compromise or settle their disputes. Vattel, Droit des brings them to agree, compromise or settle their disputes. Vattel, Droit des Gens, liv. 2, eh. 18, Sec. 328. Gens, liv. 2, eh. 18, Sec. 328.





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Person who helps the parties to work out their own mutually agreeable solution to the dispute.







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Mediation is a voluntary and confidential process in which a neutral third-party facilitator (the mediator) helps people discuss difficult issues and negotiate an agreement. Parties in mediation create their own solutions and the mediator does not have any decision-making power over the outcome. A mediator may or may not be a lawyer.







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Mediation is inexpensive and informal, and does not require that you hire a lawyer and go to court. It can be preferable to arbitration because it is more flexible - allowing for more creative resolutions. Because both parties must provide consent to the resolution, it can be harder to get manufacturers to agree to - and to give - a refund or a replacement vehicle. However, most states do not offer mediation programs as part of their offerings to help consumers in Lemon Law disputes.







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A method of alternative dispute resolution in which a neutral third party helps resolve a dispute. The mediator does not have the power to impose a decision on the parties. If a satisfactory resolution cannot be reached, the parties can pursue a lawsuit.







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An attempt to resolve a dispute by having a third disinterested person assist the parties in reaching an agreement.