Reporters were told a Senate bill to require arbitration for certain tort claims against the state likely will not move forward this session; leaders said long‑term work should focus on prevention, alternative dispute resolution and budgetary responses to rising jury verdict payouts.

Members reviewed litigation-cost drivers and Delaware’s ADR practices, discussed Florida comparisons, and raised consumer-protection concerns about predatory pre-litigation loans and third-party litigation financing; no actions were taken.

A court official described an alternative dispute resolution pilot for child-welfare cases and sought $15,000 initial warrant and a county match; the council allocated the $5,000 match and approved advertising an administrative-assistant position at the 'third deputy' pay ($44,946).

Court officials streamline jury docket procedures and require pretrial mediation compliance.

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[New Era] Chief Justice Peter Shivute and his deputy, Petrus Damaseb, introduced the concept of plea bargaining in Namibia on Wednesday during a conference on alternative dispute resolution held in the capital.

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