Vacate Arbitration Award

The failure of the parties to submit evidence on an issue during arbitration caused a failure to decide all of the issues of the dispute.
A Court may modify an arbitration award rather than vacate and permit partial enforcement while permitting litigation of claims were not included in an arbitration hearing.
Failure to clearly define the mechanics of an arbitration and to agree on the issues that the arbitrator is to decide can make an award unenforceable.

This court decision addresses a recurring issue when parties agree to resolve their dispute by arbitration: exactly what was it that we agreed to arbitrate? Unless the answer to that question is clear and unambiguous, trouble is likely to follow. Continue reading

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Arbitration Fails to Resolve Business Divorce Dispute

The failure of the parties to submit evidence on an issue during arbitration caused a failure to decide all of the issues of the dispute.

A Court may modify an arbitration award rather than vacate and permit partial enforcement while permitting litigation of claims were not included in an arbitration hearing.

Failure to clearly define the mechanics of an arbitration and to agree on the issues that the arbitrator is to decide can make an award unenforceable.