Farmers Pantry Products Inc. and Market Grocers LLC dispute a term in their contract. Because the parties have a long-standing business relationship that they would like to continue, they could settle their dispute through mediation because

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Mediation allows the parties to work together with a neutral third party mediator to come to a mutually agreeable solution. It is not as adversarial as litigation and may help to preserve the long-standing relationship between the parties. The case will not be heard by a jury and the dispute will not necessarily go to trial. The resolution of the dispute will be decided by the parties themselves, with the help of the mediator.