Multiparty Mediations: Strategies For Success

Construction projects are often complex, involving many parties, materials and systems.Likewise, many construction-related disputes are complex because they involve multiple parties as well as complex technical and legal issues.Mediation is a proven method for resolving all types of construction disputes more quickly and economically, allowing the parties to control the outcome.The complexities of construction disputes make them ideal candidates for mediation. As one judgeadvised the parties ata pretrial conference in a construction dispute case, "The object of litigation is to do substantial justice between the parties litigant, but the parties litigant should realize that, in most situations, they are by their particular training better able to accomplish this among themselves."¹