"However, it calls for a speedy resolution of this litigation".
Meanwhile, News International announced Friday that it had set up what it called a "speedy, cost-effective alternative to litigation" that would allow phone hacking victims to apply for swift out-of-court settlements through a company Web site.
A statement issued Friday by the company's British publishing unit, News International, urged possible victims to take advantage of the settlement plan, calling it a "speedy, cost-effective alternative to litigation".
While litigation is hardly a speedy solution either, it is bound to be faster than awaiting the alignment of all 50 states on the issue.
"Corporations can't continue down this path and we need a new approach to achieve the goals of Rule 1: a 'just, speedy and inexpensive' resolution to civil litigation".
"Arbitration is a fair, speedy and less-costly alternative to class-action litigation," Ted Boutrous, an attorney for Uber, said in a statement.
Restricting Venue for Litigation Today many cases are filtered to the speedy and patent owner friendly Texas Eastern District Federal Circuit Court.
Making Enforcement Work: Along with Justice Department monitoring the agreement provides for mandatory arbitration under certain circumstances and "for a formal reporting mechanism for complainants if Google acts in an unfair manner," meaning anyone harmed by Google's actions will be able to get much speedier resolution in many instances than facing off with Google in endless litigation delays.
Leveson said he believed there was also a role in the new system of press self-regulation for "some sort of arbitral system for speedy resolution of privacy claims, potentially small libel claims", because the costs of bringing litigation and defending cases was unnecessarily high.
That is barely enough time for the speediest wide receiver to cover five yards on a dry field, but plenty of time to generate litigation that has lasted half a decade, with accompanying lawyers' fees.
