In summary, the statistics provided by all programs on cases at the arbitration pre-hearing stage demonstrate that the parties are working to settle their differences without significant court intervention, prior to the arbitration hearing. The arbitration hearings induce these early settlements by forcing the parties to carefully manage the case prior to the arbitration hearing. This case management tool provides swifter dispositions for litigants. 8 Cases disposed during Fiscal Year 2000 will include those cases pending at the end of Fiscal Year 1999. Additionally, not all cases referred to arbitration during Fiscal Year 2000 will have disposition information available.
Some cases are still pending.
Therefore, the statistics provided in this report give the reader a snapshot of the progress of arbitration cases on June 30, 2000. All rights reserved.