The Unified Court System promotes the resolution of civil legal disputes through various methods, including mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, in-court settlement practices, and summary jury and bench trials. Settlement conferencing is widely available for parties involved in cases in the New York County Supreme Court. Judges and experienced court staff attorneys dedicated to finding cost-effective and innovative ways to resolve disputes act as neutrals to facilitate settlement negotiations and conduct mediation in various settlement parts.
Cases may be scheduled for a settlement conference at the request of counsel or by the court.
The court offers the following options:
- Asbestos, Medical Malpractice, Tax Certiorari, and Transit Authority Settlement Conferencing
- Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution Program
- Blockbuster Settlement Conferences
- Citywide Alternative Dispute Resolution Part
- Early Settlement Conferencing (ESC) parts for
- Commercial and other civil matters
- Labor and employment
- Motor vehicle accidents
- Municipal liability
- Personal injury
- Premises liability
- Property damage
- Toxic torts
- Judicial Mediation
- Mediation
- Presumptive Early Mediation (Commercial Cases)