Susan Smith owns a floral shop in Mesa, Arizona. Ms. Smith has designed a special vase that allows fresh flowers to stay fresh longer. She has a patent pending on the vase. Ms. Smith learns through a friend that a man who visited her floral shop while on vacation from Minnesota has begun producing and selling the vase to flower shops around the country. The man has only been in Arizona once and it was for personal vacation. Ms. Smith has been unable to stop him from the production of the vases. Suppose that Ms. Smith does not want to bring a lawsuit. Which of the following methods of resolution would be binding on her and the man from Minnesota?

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Susan Smith owns a floral shop in Mesa, Arizona.  Ms. Smith has designed a special vase that allows fresh flowers to stay fresh longer.  She has a patent pending on the vase.  Ms. Smith learns through a friend that a man who visited her floral shop while on vacation from Minnesota has begun producing and selling the vase to flower shops around the country.  The man has only been in Arizona once and it was for personal vacation.  Ms. Smith has been unable to stop him from the production of the vases. ​Suppose that Ms. Smith does not want to bring a lawsuit.  Which of the following methods of resolution would be binding on her and the man from Minnesota?

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Arbitration is a method of dispute resolution that is binding on the parties involved, unlike mediation or a mock jury trial.

Susan Smith Owns a Floral Shop in Mesa, Arizona