The Case for Alternative Dispute Resolution in Sports

By Cari A. Stern[1]   Adjunct Professor of Sports Law at The John Marshall Law School   Associate at Chapman and Cutler LLP   Introduction   Unlike other industries, sports cannot exist without some sort of controlled competition; there is a constant struggle over who controls competition, what are the limits on competition, and how disputes should be handled when competition results in circumstances that cannot be addressed amicably between parties. Despite these unique char