Question

Farmers Pantry Products Inc. and Market Grocers LLC dispute a term in their contract. If Farmers Pantry and Market Grocers have a long-standing business relationship that they would like to continue, they may prefer to settle their dispute through mediation because​

​1. the case will be heard by a jury.
2. ​the dispute will eventually go to trial.
3. ​the process is not adversarial.
4. ​the resolution of the dispute will be decided an expert.

Answer 1

3. ​the process is not adversarial.

Step-by-step explanation:

If Farmers Pantry and Market Grocers have a long-standing business relationship that they would like to continue, they may prefer to settle their dispute through mediation because ​the process is not adversarial.

As long as they would like the relationship to continue, mediation is a good option because mediation is one of the methods of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) which is essentially negotiation managed by a neutral third party who assists in communicating concerns and drafting the final conclusion. It is different from arbitration, because arbitration in certain ways share some similarity with trial.