American Arbitration Association Announces Plan to Create a Northeast Case Management Center.Business Editors & Legal Writers PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 30, 2000 Nation's Largest Dispute Resolution Organization to Expand Services The American Arbitration Association The American Arbitration Association (AAA) is a private enterprise in the business of arbitration, and one of several arbitration organizations that administers arbitration proceedings. The AAA also administers mediation and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. (AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. ) announced today the creation of its new Northeast Case Management Center, which will be located in Providence, RI. The establishment of the Northeast Case Management Center is part of the organization's ongoing effort to upgrade and expand its services through the qualitative enhancement of case administration in a number of nationwide facilities. This is the fourth case management center to be opened by the AAA in the last four years. The organization also opened centers in Dallas, TX in 1996; Atlanta, GA in 1997; and Fresno, CA in 2000. The new Northeast Case Management Center in Providence, RI will administer all commercial and construction cases that originate in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). , New Jersey, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Pennsylvania, Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. , and Vermont. Regional offices will remain open with expanded outreach responsibilities in Boston, Hartford, New York Hartford is a town in Washington County, New York, United States. It is part of the Glens Falls, New York Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,279 at the 2000 census. The Town of Hartford is centrally located in the county. City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Somerset, Southfield, Syracuse, and White Plains. Under the direction of the local vice president or regional manager, each region will continue to provide hearing room facilities and be responsible for the recruitment and oversight of the regional panel of arbitrators and mediators. The region will also continue to be responsible for education and training, ADR ADR - Astra Digital Radio systems design, and other assistance to the local legal and business communities. Labor cases will continue to be administered in Boston, Hartford, New York City, Philadelphia, Somerset, Southfield, Syracuse, and White Plains. State automobile insurance centers in Garden City, New York Garden City, New York is a village in central Nassau County, New York in the USA, which was founded by multi-millionaire Alexander Turney Stewart in 1869. The village is located 18.5 miles to the east of mid-town Manhattan, on Long Island. City, and Somerset will not be affected. The Northeast Case Management Center, scheduled to open in Summer 2001, will employ approximately 150 staff members, adding more than three dozen new positions to the AAA's Northeast operations. The facility also will include a new Mass Claims Center. "The establishment of the Northeast Case Management Center continues our commitment to service and fidelity to our vision embracing the highest standards of client service achievable in every undertaking," said William K. Slate II, President and Chief Executive Officer of the not-for-profit AAA. "The new center reflects the widening interest in and use of dispute resolution services - particularly at a time when all parties are concerned about savings in time and cost." It is anticipated that the new Northeast Case Management Center will administer approximately 10,000 arbitrations annually. The American Arbitration Association plans to lease 40,000 square feet of office space in Providence. The leader in conflict management since 1926, the American Arbitration Association is a not-for-profit, public service organization dedicated to the resolution of disputes through the use of arbitration, mediation, conciliation conciliation: see mediation. , negotiation, democratic elections and other voluntary procedures. In 1999, more than 140,000 cases were filed with the Association in a full range of matters including commercial finance, construction, labor and employment, environmental, health care, insurance, mass claims and technology disputes. Through 37 offices nationwide and cooperative agreements with arbitral ar·bi·tral adj. Of or relating to arbiters or arbitration. Adj. 1. arbitral - relating to or resulting from arbitration; "the arbitral adjustment of the controversy"; "an arbitrational settlement" arbitrational institutions in 38 other nations, the AAA provides a forum for the hearing of disputes, rules and procedures and a roster of impartial experts to hear and resolve cases. |
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