Civil Litigation,
California Supreme Court
Jun. 3, 2019
High court clarifies most arbitration decisions, and mistakes, are final.
Finality is referenced often as a beneficial facet of private arbitration, where appeals and judicial reversals are rare. But, as the state Supreme Court reminded attorneys Thursday, that seeming advantage entails risk that an arbitrator’s mistakes, even clear ones, may be permanent.
Finality is referenced often as a beneficial facet of private arbitration, where appeals and judicial reversals are rare. But, as the state Supreme Court reminded attorneys last week, that seeming advantage entails risk that an arbitrator's mistakes, even clear ones, may be permanent.
"When parties opt for the forum of arbitration they agree to be bound by the decision of that forum knowing that arbitrators, like judges, are fallib...
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