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Media Libel Litigation: A Search for More Effective Dispute Resolution

Media Libel Litigation: A Search for More Effective Dispute Resolution The libel litigation system does not efficiently or effectively resolve media libel disputes. Protracted and expensive litigation neither restores plaintiffs’ reputations nor protects media defendants from intrusive discovery and potentially large damage awards. This article demonstrates how research on the characteristics of the libel litigation process and the interests and concerns of the disputants was synthesized with research on dispute resolution processes to develop an alternative process for resolving libel disputes outside the courts. The article discusses the potential feasibility of the voluntary, nonlitigation alternative program, informed by research on dispute processing and libel litigation. An evaluation of the program is being conducted to examine attorneys’ and parties’ reactions to the program and to assess the extent to which the program provides effective solutions to the problems of the libel litigation system. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Law and Human Behavior American Psychological Association

Media Libel Litigation: A Search for More Effective Dispute Resolution

Law and Human Behavior , Volume 14 (5): 20 – Oct 1, 1990

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Publisher
American Psychological Association
Copyright
Copyright © 1990 American Psychological Association
ISSN
0147-7307
eISSN
1573-661X
DOI
10.1007/BF01044223
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Abstract

The libel litigation system does not efficiently or effectively resolve media libel disputes. Protracted and expensive litigation neither restores plaintiffs’ reputations nor protects media defendants from intrusive discovery and potentially large damage awards. This article demonstrates how research on the characteristics of the libel litigation process and the interests and concerns of the disputants was synthesized with research on dispute resolution processes to develop an alternative process for resolving libel disputes outside the courts. The article discusses the potential feasibility of the voluntary, nonlitigation alternative program, informed by research on dispute processing and libel litigation. An evaluation of the program is being conducted to examine attorneys’ and parties’ reactions to the program and to assess the extent to which the program provides effective solutions to the problems of the libel litigation system.

Journal

Law and Human BehaviorAmerican Psychological Association

Published: Oct 1, 1990

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