RESOLUTION W/OUT TRIAL Overview Declining Trial Rates A “good thing”? The debate over negotiated settlements An emerging “class system”?
RESOLUTION W/OUT TRIAL Overview Alternatives to Trial Formal Resolution Default/Dismissal Summary judgment
RESOLUTION W/OUT TRIAL Overview Alternatives to Trial Negotiation & Settlement Bargaining in the Shadow of the Trial “Alternative” Dispute Resolution Arbitration Mediation
DEFAULT Notice & Defenses Peralta v. Heights Medical Center, p. 568 Good result? Why or why not?
DEFAULT & DISMISSAL Takeaways Big themes Default Due process - notice Voluntary dismissal Party autonomy