ADR is the common term for different ways of settling a dispute. ADR includes mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, settlement conferences.Aronow sued Emergent for legal malpractice. The section permits consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings when (1) Separate arbitration agreements or proceedings exist between the same parties. Appellant is the father of a daughter who was born in July 1998. An alarming decision from a California appeals court highlights the importance of reviewing any paperwork related to a potential employment claim. In arbitration, a neutral (the arbitrator) reviews evidence, hears arguments, and makes a decision (award) to resolve the dispute. The state court stayed petitioner's cases of action and ordered the dispute to arbitration. These alternatives to a lawsuit are known as alternative dispute resolution. Presided over cases in the Alameda Superior Court Complex Litigation Department and as Asbestos Case Management Judge.