Alternative Dispute Resolution
Oct. 26, 2000
Set in Stone
Attorney fees are not guaranteed to the prevailing party in arbitrations of contract disputes containing an attorney-fee provision.
On April 17, the California Supreme Court rendered two decisions affirming arbitrator awards that denied attorney fees in the presence of attorney-fee provisions in the underlying contracts. These decisions should impact counsel's determination of whether to arbitrate or resolve a contract claim w...
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