The benefits of commercial arbitration are generally known and widely accepted. Arbitration disputes on average are concluded far more quickly and efficiently than court litigation. (Published by Law360, December 2021) [Reprinted with permission from Law360.] *The views expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of CCA or any other organization. …
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Ninth Circuit to Arbitrator: You can’t do that, even here in arbitration nation.
At one time, many courts were hostile to arbitration. Arbitrators didn’t need to be lawyers, and they often didn’t approach things the way a court would. To those used to the way courts decide disputes, arbitrators’ way of deciding disputes could seem, well, arbitrary. And so, many courts were hostile to arbitration. Yet, many businesses felt they needed a quicker and less expensive way to resolve disputes and move on. Permitting arbitration and limiting review So, Congress passed …