Fact Pattern 2-1

question 37

Multiple Choice

Fact Pattern 2-1
Java Cafes, Inc., and Kaffe Import Corporation dispute a term in their contract.


-Refer to Fact Pattern 2-1.If Java and Kaffe have a long-standing business relationship that they would like to continue,a preferred method of settling their dispute may be mediation because

• A)the case will be heard by a mini-jury.
• B)the dispute will eventually go to trial.
• C)the process is not adversarial.
• D)the resolution of the dispute will be decided an expert.

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