Joel Barras, an attorney at Reed Smith LLP represents a variety of regional and national employers in collective bargaining, labor arbitration, and employment-related litigation.

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Franchisees are often better served with arbitration than litigation, which can take longer and cost more.

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"If the tax passes we definitely have a case for arbitration and we will not hesitate to introduce that litigation, " he says.

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The attorney tried more than 300 cases in 21 states, his family said, before retiring from his litigation practice in 2009 to focus full-time on his mediation and arbitration practice.

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In fact, if this matter is deemed to be subject to the Federal Arbitration Act, the court will stay the litigation involving the other parties until the arbitration between Mr. Sheen and Warner Bros. is completed.

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Arbitration typically involves a quick resolution and tends to be less expensive than litigation (although not always).

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