Plaintiffs and defendants alike should readily embrace the use of mediators and arbitrators to resolve the claims of prospective class members to a putative class action or the claims of class members to an action that has been certified as a class proceeding as a means of resolving such claims in a much more expeditious and efficient manner than would otherwise be the case in the prototypical litigation scenario rife with delays, escalating legal costs and a prolonged commitment of time and energy...

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