What are the benefits of private arbitration, and have they only been enhanced in the time of COVID? The benefits have only grown. Here is what I have observed that is new.

The New Benefits That COVID Has Brought to Arbitration

Courts are overwhelmed. Courts are funded by taxpayer dollars and are, in the time a pandemic, not a priority for additional funding. Since COVID, many courts have shut down except for maintaining essential functions of handling criminal matters, domestic violence, custody rulings and those explosive public matters that require immediate attention. The courts, for compelling reasons, back-burner commercial disputes. Commercial disputes are of the parties own making, and, almost by definition, they concern only money. Dispositive motions might linger or be denied because courts do not have the time to hear them. Discovery may be ordered because it is simpler to deny a motion refusing discovery than to allocate precious time to listen to the concerns of the party who is refusing to produce documents or witnesses.