If you've given up on negotiating a settlement of your dispute directly with the other party, mediation may be the most painless and efficient way to solve it. Mediation is quick, private, fair, and inexpensive compared to a lawsuit. Mediation sessions are usually scheduled within a few weeks or, at most, a couple of months from the time of a request -- and most sessions last only a few hours or a day, depending on the type of case. In contrast, lawsuits often take many months, or even years, to resolve.
Things to Think About: If You're Not a Party but Get Served with a Subpoena
This article covers problems that may arise when you are not a party to the lawsuit but are subpoenaed to appear for a deposition or to produce documents in your possession. Your lawyer can file an objection that notifies the party or lawyer serving the subpoena on you that you have a problem with what the subpoena is commanding you to do. The party must then get a court order before you will be required to comply with the subpoena. In certain situations you can also resist a subpoena by filing a motion to quash. A motion to quash asks the court in charge of the lawsuit to rule that, for some particular reason, the subpoena need not be complied with as it is currently written. A motion to quash is sometimes mistakenly referred to as a motion to squash. This name is a mistake in words but not in spirit, as "squashing" the subpoena is exactly what you'd be asking the court to do.
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