Ongoing business relationships push repeat players to resolve disputes outside courts.

Evidence

Because many repeat players interact frequently with other repeat players, they are reluctant to jeopardize ongoing, mutually beneficial relationships, and so they tend to develop mechanisms outside the courts to resolve their disputes. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2267

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Repeat players resolve disputes outside courts to preserve ongoing relationships — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1115; Repeat players can draft contracts and structure disputes to advantage themselves. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1122; Contingency fees are the main reason individual plaintiffs can sue repeat players. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2265 (+15 more)

Broader Connections

• Frequent business counterparts resolve disputes privately to protect ongoing relationships #corroborates (1.00)
• People cooperate more when they expect repeated dealings or know a partner’s reputation #corroborates (1.00) — Norenzayan, Ara, Big gods - how religion transformed…, 34
• Continuing business relations avoided courts in favor of private settlement and arbitration #corroborates (1.00) — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3065
• Cause-oriented and government repeat players litigate despite relational costs #contradicts (1.00) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1116
• Dispute systems are designed to push parties toward voluntary settlement. #expands (1.00) — Lisa Bernestein, Opting out of the Legal System, 70
• Repeat players’ specialist counsel and litigation experience give them structural advantages. #complicates (0.90) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2287
• Fairness emerges when partner choice links each interaction to outside opportunities. #complicates (0.90) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 45
• Much everyday trust emerges from reciprocated, ongoing relationships rather than from isolated exchanges. #complicates (0.85) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 125
• Repeat players lobby legislatures and draft contracts to shape favorable law. #complicates (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2282
• Business partners occupy a trust zone between friends and strangers. #complicates (0.80) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2624
• Competition for partners drives costly reputation-building cooperation. #complicates (0.80) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 531
• Repeat players in one courtroom develop shared familiarity that shapes plea bargaining #complicates (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1749
• An outsider’s strength improves the weaker player’s bargaining position #complicates (0.80) — Nicolas Baumard, A mutualistic approach to morality, 366
• Lawyer groups with long-term stakes can equalize one-shotter bargaining power. #complicates (0.80) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2290
• Ongoing relations make the trusted party’s own interests compel fulfilling trust #complicates (0.75) — Russell Hardin, Trust and Trustworthiness, 112