Hearing a case costs roughly twice as much as arbitration processing

Evidence

A major claim of ADR is that it reduces the costs to government of dispensing justice and to disputants of obtaining it. ADR eliminates judges and juries, streamlines procedures, and disposes of disputes more quickly than courts can. One study found that it cost about 175 to hear a case but only about 76 to process a case through arbitration. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1184

Categorization

• XREF: Cost differential between trial and arbitration connects directly to course discussion of access to justice and efficiency values in civil procedure. — connects to: Private arbitration beats courts on speed, cost, and secrecy. — Lisa Bernestein, Opting out of the Legal System, 231

Broader Connections

• Private arbitration beats courts on speed, cost, and secrecy. #corroborates (0.85) — Lisa Bernestein, Opting out of the Legal System, 231