Court-connected mediation for construction disputes in the United States of America

Introduction The construction industry played a major role in the development of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes in the United States of America (‘US’). The vast majority of modern US construction contracts require parties to engage in ‘ADR’ and, until recently, mandated arbitration, not litigation, as the ultimate means of dispute resolution. Moreover, most US courts, both on the federal and state level, have implemented their own ADR programs.