Mediation & Arbitration Services - Settlement Systems. Inc. - Alternative Dispute Resolution

<BODY> <CENTER> <TABLE BORDER="0" WIDTH="85%"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <P><IMG SRC="header2.gif" ALT="Settlement Systems, Inc. - Mediation & Arbitration Services" ALIGN="TEXTTOP" WIDTH="461" HEIGHT="140"> </P> <P><FONT SIZE="4" FACE="Arial"><FONT COLOR="#000080">New York <IMG SRC="yl_sdi.gif" WIDTH="11" HEIGHT="11"> New Jersey <IMG SRC="yl_sdi.gif" WIDTH="11" HEIGHT="11"> Pennsylvania</FONT></FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <TABLE BORDER="0"> <TR> <TD COLSPAN="2"> <P><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#800080"><EM>Did you know...</EM></FONT> <BR> </P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"> <P> <BR> <IMG SRC="garrow.gif" ALT="Arrow" WIDTH="25" HEIGHT="15"></P></TD> <TD> <P> <BR> <FONT COLOR="#0000A0" FACE="Arial"><B> Less than 5% of all litigations filed in this country ever go to trial. </B></FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD VALIGN="TOP"><IMG SRC="garrow.gif" ALT="Arrow" WIDTH="25" HEIGHT="15"></TD> <TD><FONT COLOR="#0000A0" FACE="Arial"><B>Less than 2% of those litigations ever reach a verdict.</B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> <FONT FACE="Arial"> As the number of civil claims continues to rise, so does the burden upon the court system. This can result in long trial delays and costly litigation expenses. There is, however, a timely and cost-effective alternative to this process; it is called</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <P> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#800080" FACE="Arial">Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). </FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Arial">In most cases, ADR provides immediate and equitable relief to disputants, with hearings/conferences scheduled within a two to six week period. The parties have a say in the neutral presiding, as well as the time and location of the hearing/conference. In addition, <EM><B>significant cost savings</B></EM> can be enjoyed due to the elimination or reduction of unnecessary motion practice, the cost of expert testimony, trial expenses and time.</FONT></P> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"><FONT FACE="Arial">ADR may be used to resolve any manner of dispute, with the exception of criminal. This includes: personal injury, property damage, matrimonial, contract, labor law, wrongful discharge, discrimination, sexual harassment, libel, products liability, defamation, intellectual property...</FONT></P></TD></TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <HR> <P><FONT SIZE="-1" FACE="Arial">[ <A HREF="whyadr.htm">Why ADR</A> | <A HREF="mediation.htm">Mediation</A> | <A HREF="arbitration.htm">Arbitration</A> | <A HREF="caseid.htm">Case ID & Procedure</A> ]<BR> [ <A HREF="judgelist.htm">Our Judges</A> | <A HREF="judge.htm">Settlement Days</A> | <A HREF="reqform.htm">Submit A Case</A> ]<BR> [ <A HREF="main.htm"><FONT COLOR="#808080">Homepage </FONT></A> ]</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE></CENTER></BODY>