Civil Rights,
California Supreme Court,
Appellate Practice,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jun. 17, 2019
MFAA versus CAA: Jurisdictional traps for the unwary in arbitration
In the last days of May two opinions were filed that explained and changed some of the rules for arbitration under the Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act and the California Arbitration Act.
California arbitration is usually one of two types, MFAA or CAA. The rules are sometimes different, sometimes the same. Often there are gaps in one system that are not repeated in the other. It is risky to use procedures from one for the other absent legislative direction, yet there is some cross-referencing that makes borrowing tempting to try to fill in some blanks.
The Mandatory Fee Arbitration Act, found at Business and Professio...
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