From employment-related class action suits and racial discrimination cases to movie studio executives in dispute with producers over a ?lm in the entertainment industry, mediation is becoming the preferred way to avoid costly litigation.

The average intellectual property case costs between $475,000 and $500,000 to litigate compared to mediation where costs do not usually exceed $100,000, according to a World Intellectual Property Organization survey.

This Daily Journal Corporation Article dated June, 1, 2016 references JAMS Attorney's Richard Kramer and Carl West.

Originally published in Daily Journal Corporation on June, 1, 2016