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19 - Evolution and Emerging Issues in Consumer Online Dispute Resolution (ODR)

from Part III - Contracting and Dispute Resolution

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2025

Stacy-Ann Elvy
Affiliation:
University of California, Davis
Nancy S. Kim
Affiliation:
Chicago-Kent College of Law
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Summary

Recent years have seen new technologies disrupt many established industries and institutions, continually testing our imaginations and expectations. Accordingly, it is no surprise that technology is disrupting the law. Moreover, the COVID-19 pandemic generated new disputes and a need for expanded access to online means for resolving those disputes, especially for consumers. As a result, lawyers, judges, software developers, and policymakers have been exploring ways to utilize technology in expanding access to the courts and dispute resolution. With this in mind, scholars and policymakers have argued for “online dispute resolution” (ODR) to expand access to justice (A2J). This chapter discusses the evolution of ODR in recent years, as well as emerging issues in ODR that deserve attention in order to craft ODR that lives up to the promise in advancing A2J.

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