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California Courts of Appeal

Sep. 3, 2009

Ruling Could Bring More Arbitration Scrutiny

A California appellate court on Monday upheld a lower court's decision to throw out a $1.5 million arbitration award in a Ventura County property dispute — a decision that some observers said could lead to increased judicial review of arbitration and larger legal bills for litigants.

By Ciaran McEvoy
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A California appellate court on Monday upheld a lower court's decision to throw out a $1.5 million arbitration award in a Ventura County property dispute - a decision that some observers said could lead to increased judicial review of arbitration and larger legal bills for litigants.

"As far as I know, it's the first time the Court of Appeal has reversed an arbitration award," said Lisa J. Perrochet, a ...

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