Considering all of the alternatives to litigation: negotiation, mediation, arbitration, summary jury trial, mini-trial, jury by private judge, med-arb, arb-med, med then arb, concil-arb, etc.
Discussion an assessment of the relative values of more formalized ADR (e.g., arbitration), compared to more informal ADR (e.g., negotiation, settlement, and mediation.)
Alternative Dispute Resolution is discussed in great detail in this solution.