Federal and state statutory laws can also be obtained on-line from Westlaw or Lexis, two computerized legal research services. Recently adopted laws may not be included in the published codifications of statutes. These decisions also are available from computerized services such as Westlaw and Lexis, which provide on-line research assistance for locating cases on desired topics. The parties to a dispute sometimes choose to resolve a dispute through arbitration rather than through court litigation. In arbitration, a dispute is resolved by a neutral arbitrator rather than by a judge or jury.
Arbitration is generally quicker and cheaper than court litigation.
Specially qualified arbitrators often are used to resolve technical disputes. Both parties must agree to submit their dispute to arbitration. Many contracts require that disputes be resolved through arbitration rather than through litigation. In the United States, many arbitration cases are handled by arbitrators approved by the American Arbitration Association, which has offices in a number of cities. Arbitration is similar to a trial in that both parties present their cases to the arbitrator, who renders a decision.