after all, studies have shown that in some types of litigation such as asbestos cases, up to 70 percent of all settlements have ended up in the pockets of lawyers. However, many people, including Ralph Nader and anthropologist Laura Nader, who has written widely about the ADR field, challenge these assertions. They argue that the prime reason business interests are climbing on the ADR bandwagon is that less money will be transferred from corporate
pockets to injured consumers who have given up their right to sue in a regular court in exchange for an inadequate alternative. Or, as Laura Nader recently asked in a public television debate: can a person who is severely injured when their car loses its wheels going 60 mph on the interstate really hope to get a meaningful settlement against the manufacturer in a relatively short,
