Revised edition of Arbitration and mediation of business disputes: a Wisconsin practitioner's guide -- T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Arbitration in a business setting: Scope of chapter -- Arbitration defined -- Legal environment -- Arbitral systems -- Role of the contract -- Screening for arbitral suitability -- Relations with the arbitrator -- Pre-arbitration judicial proceedings -- Advocacy in arbitration -- Available remedies -- Awards -- Post-award proceedings -- Appeals of judicial decisions in aid of arbitration -- "Class action" arbitration -- Mediation in a business setting: Scope of chapter -- Mediation defined -- Legal environment -- Screening for mediation suitability -- Mediation systems -- Styles of mediation -- Role of the contract -- Relations with the mediator -- Advocacy in mediation -- Mediation of class action cases -- Appendices: Sample (A)DR agreements/clauses -- Wisconsin Arbitration Act (WAA) -- Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) -- Revised Uniform Arbitration Act (RUAA) -- Code of ethics for arbitrators in commercial disputes -- Wis. Stat. s.802.12 (alternative dispute resolution) -- Wis. Stat. s.904.085 (communications in mediation) -- Federal rule of evidence 408 (compromise and offers to compromise) -- Uniform Mediation Act (UMA) -- Model standards of conduct for mediators -- Table of acronyms -- Table of cases -- Table of statutes, regulations, and rules -- Index