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Settlement shocker: Parties had agreed to a pre‐scripted, staged arbitration
Author(s) -
Bleemer Russ
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
alternatives to the high cost of litigation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1549-4381
pISSN - 1549-4373
DOI - 10.1002/alt.20256
Subject(s) - arbitration , plaintiff , settlement (finance) , harassment , business , law , political science , finance , payment
A publically traded company and an employee try to settle a sexual harassment suit with a contract that calls for a scripted, staged arbitration proceeding that would result in a press release touting the employer's big win, and a sevenfigure payout for the plaintiff. Find out how the phony ADR proceeding unraveled in court, on the Web, and in the national media.

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