Litigation refers to the traditional lawsuit process leading to a judge or jury trial that will involve (at a minimum) a defendant, a plaintiff, and two sets of legal teams to reach a resolution.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Dispute resolution, on the other hand, includes several methods of reaching a verdict that do not involve a traditional courtroom. In other words, all litigation is a type of dispute resolution, but not all dispute resolution will involve litigation.
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