What is "litigation"?

A controversy before a court or a "lawsuit" is commonly referred to as “litigation”. If it is not settled by agreement between the parties it would eventually be heard and decided by a judge or jury in a court. Litigation is one way that people and companies resolve disputes arising out of an infinite variety of factual circumstances. The term "litigation" is sometimes to distinguish lawsuits from “alternate dispute resolution” methods such as "arbitration" in which a private arbitrator would make the decision, or “mediation” which is a type of structured meeting with the parties and an independent third party who works to help them fashion an agreement among themselves.

Moore Appraisals has been providing litigation appraisal review and expert witness testimony for nearly 8 years now. Our independent and factual analysis has allowed most of our clients to settle cases without going to court. Even though an appraiser must remain unbiased in performing an appraisal/review, we are able to provide advice and consultation in such areas as competency, complying to USPAP standards, market value review for a specific time period and potentially fraudulent appraisal reports.

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