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Section/Rule:
17.05

Subject:
Rule 17 - Rules Governing the Missouri Bar and the Judiciary - Alternative Dispute Resolution
Publication / Adopted Date:
October 22, 1996

Topic:
Status of Results
Revised / Effective Date:
July 1, 1997

17.05. Status of Results

(a) Absent the written agreement provided in Rule 17.06(c), any award or evaluation shall be reported only to the parties and their lawyers and shall have no effect other than as a guide to the parties in resolving the lawsuit and shall be inadmissible in any court.

(b) The parties shall advise the court within ten days of the termination of the alternative dispute resolution process only that the parties were successful in resolving their dispute or that issues remain open and unresolved.

(Adopted Oct. 22, 1996, eff. July 1, 1997.)