F4SS Business Conflict Forum® Mediation Program Survey

Litigation IQ Survey

The Foundation for Strategic Sourcing has teamed with Business Mediation Network to offer a mediation program featuring mediators with substantial business experience including those who have spent careers in the CPG and Supply Chain industries. The mediation program provides F4SS members a convenient way to resolve disputes before litigation and a method to help settle existing lawsuits. For more information visit F4SS Business Conflict Forum ® .

This anonymous survey is designed to obtain information about the nature of disputes facing the CPG and Supply Chain industries and the methods used and ultimate goals in resolving those disputes. The results of this survey will be reviewed at the F4SS Business Conflict Forum® Webinar "Mediation: Managing Conflict in a Digital World" to be presented on November 13, 2018 (Register here). Please invite others in your organization as well as your customers, suppliers, partners, attorneys and colleagues to participate in this survey.

DON'T FORGET TO TEST YOUR "LAWSUIT IQ" BY COMPLETING THE FINAL 3 QUESTIONS! Please send questions or comments to psimon@BusinessMediationNework.com.

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* 1. Please describe the nature of your business (check all that apply)?

Brand Marketer

Contract Manufacturer

Packaging

Logistics / Transportation

Services (Technology, Financial, Marketing, Association, Legal, Consulting etc.)

Other (please specify)

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* 2. Please state the number of business disputes over the past 10 years that you have not been able to resolve directly:

None

1 - 5

6 - 10

10 - 20

Over 20

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* 3. What issues were involved in those disputes (check all that apply)?

Contracts (including Suppliers, Distributors)

Employment Related Claims

Intellectual Property

Liability / Personal Injury

Corporate / Securities / Partnership

Government Regulations

Financial / Lending

Other (please specify)

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* 4. Please describe how those disputes were handled (check all that apply):

Filed a lawsuit or arbitration

Retained a mediator to facilitate settlement negotiations

Abandoned / accepted claim, stopped doing business with other party

Abandoned / accepted claim, continued doing business with other party

Other (please specify)

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* 5. In resolving business disputes, please rank the following goals from most important (5) to least important (1):

Getting It Over With

Money

Finding Mutual Benefit

Winning

Preserving Relationships

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* 6. Would the knowledge that up to 80% of the disputes submitted to mediation are resolved encourage you to mediate before filing a lawsuit?

Yes

Comment:

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* 7. Would you be more likely to try to resolve a business dispute through mediation before litigation or arbitration if you had access to a convenient and affordable mediation program offering online mediator selection?

Yes

Comment:

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* 8. Lawsuit IQ - Approximately how many business-related lawsuits are filed in the USA each year?

Under 1 million

1 - 2 million

3 - 5 million

6 - 8 million

Over 8 million

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* 9. Lawsuit IQ - What percentage of business-related lawsuits are decided by a judge or jury after trial?

50 - 75%

25 - 50%

10 - 25%

1 - 10%

Less than 1%

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* 10. Lawsuit IQ - How much money is spent on electronic discovery (gathering and disclosure of digital information) in USA lawsuits each year?

Under $50 million

$50 - $250 million

$250 - $500 million

$500 million - $1 billion

$1 - $5 billion

Over $5 billion