Your company, Weekend Warrior Sports (Weekend Warrior), sells and rents sporting equipment, and operates several stores throughout the Western New York area. Weekend Warrior has just been served with a summons and complaint in a personal injury matter where Weekend Warrior has been named as a defendant. According to the complaint, two and half years ago, a customer slipped and fell on the sidewalk outside one of your store locations. Weekend Warrior employees of that store remember that the incident took place, recall asking whether the customer (now plaintiff) was hurt, and were assured she was fine. Nothing was heard about the incident until the company was served with this lawsuit.

The above same case Slip and fall personal injury litigation have now completed discovery and motion practice, and the case isapproximately 90 days away from a scheduled trial date.From a damages perspective, although thought to be a minor slip and fall, your attorneys nowbelieve the Plaintiff will likely ask for over $1 million in damages at trial.From a liability perspective, the question of who was at fault is in some dispute.Yourmanager is now looking for ways to avoid going to trial.Please make - memo to your manager outlining the three (3) primary methods of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), what the advantages and disadvantages of each method are, and a recommendation of which method to employ.