Legal System and Adr

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Subject: The Legal System and ADR Analysis

The legal system it is a vital part of protecting and defending corporations as well as, handling business efficiently and effectively when problems arise. Sometimes ever dispute cannot be handled by simple discussion and have to be taken to a more formal setting in front of a judge. However, not all cases get resolved through the court system, which can lead to a non-preferred result. It is best to use other methods of resolution which is known as alternative dispute resolution (ADR). This can provide assistance for less formal cases that do not want to go through the whole grueling litigation process. A business is a major responsibility and in order for success there has to be organizational goals in place to ensure it is headed in the right direction. Most businesses are customer driven and their primary focuses are financial performance and customer satisfaction. When owning a business, there are several disagreements that can occur in regards to money or individual rights. I have been tasked with describing a state level business dispute that goes through a litigation process and uses an ADR instead of going to trial.

Business State Level Dispute

For this dispute there are two best friends that decide to form a general partnership by co-owning a flower shop. One friend works 20 hours a week, while the other friend works an exhausting 40 hours a week. Tension grows between the friends when the friend that is working 20 hours a week happens to have excessive quantities of flowers in their personal home vases. This raises some questions in the other friend’s head which this person thinks that their friend is stealing, performing fraud, or embezzlement. As a business partner, the immediate thought would be suing the other business partner and going through the litigation process. Litigation is the process of bringing a dispute to the judicial level which involves brining,...