Companies employ mediators to head off litigation. Employment contracts require mediation as a first step in resolving work place disputes. Companies with some form of dispute resolution process include Philip Morris, Equitable Life, TRW, Rockwell International, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, and Citibank. Hurricane Andrew Insurance project utilized ADR which has entered into a variety of insurance conflicts. Courts send most cases to mediation.
Businessmen seek to mediate before running up costs.
Mediation has been accepted in every form of commerce and personal interaction. The Americans With Disabilities Act and the NASD are precursors of statutes and regulatory schemes benefiting from ADR procedures. Some form of mediation or arbitration has crept into all areas of legal practice. And even there, ancillary issues are mediatable. 6 AARP and other age focused organizations have experimented with mediation in disputes arising in senior residences, nursing homes and among family members about care for parents.