Rita Fuller and Robert Morgan are contending parties to a lawsuit involving the division of the inheritance from their grandmother.They wish to settle their case out of court.Rita and Robert engage in discussions and bargaining in the presence of their attorneys and finally conclude that Robert keeps 60 percent of the inheritance and Rita gets the remainder.In this scenario,the ________ method of alternative dispute resolution is used.
A)negotiation
B)arbitration
C)mini-trial
D)mediation

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Negotiation is the method of alternative dispute resolution in which the parties involved engage in discussions and bargaining to reach a mutually agreed upon settlement, which is what happened in this scenario. Arbitration involves the parties submitting their dispute to a third party who makes a binding decision, mini-trial involves presenting the case to a neutral third party who then provides a non-binding decision or recommendation, and mediation involves a neutral third party facilitating discussions between the parties to help them arrive at a mutually agreed-upon solution. None of these methods are described in the scenario. Therefore, the best choice for the method used is negotiation.

Rita Fuller and Robert Morgan Are Contending Parties to a Lawsuit