Pre-litigation Mediation as a Privacy Policy: Exploring the Interaction of Economics and Privacy

Costello, Thomas J (TJ) (2004): Pre-litigation Mediation as a Privacy Policy: Exploring the Interaction of Economics and Privacy. Published in: Mediate.com (2004)

Abstract

Pre-litigation mediation is a perfect example of the economic trade-offs that exist in privacy policy. In pre-litigation mediation, costs and confidentiality work independently. However, there is a precarious balance that exists where, if either confidentiality or cost became less effective the entire mediation process might be damaged.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: mediation; confidentiality, privacy, prelitigation; prelitigation mediation
• Subjects: O - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development > O17 - Formal and Informal Sectors ; Shadow Economy ; Institutional Arrangements; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J5 - Labor-Management Relations, Trade Unions, and Collective Bargaining > J52 - Dispute Resolution: Strikes, Arbitration, and Mediation ; Collective Bargaining; K - Law and Economics > K3 - Other Substantive Areas of Law > K31 - Labor Law; K - Law and Economics > K4 - Legal Procedure, the Legal System, and Illegal Behavior

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