Java Cafes, Inc., and Kaffe Import Corporation dispute a term in their contract. 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 by an expert.