The local rules of civil procedure provide that any civil matter where the amount in controversy does not exceed $50,000 and which do not include title to real property, will proceed through compulsory arbitration.
Ing to the Court, under the Limitation Act, parties have a three-year period from the date when the right to apply accrues to file applications under Section 11(6) of the Arbitration Act.
Arbitration. The arbitration system in Allegheny County is compulsory non-binding arbitration with a ceiling of $50,000 on civil damage awards.
Arbitration is the most commonly used method of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and you'll find an arbitration clause in the fine print of all kinds of contracts these days.
Rule 1301.1 - Discovery in Compulsory Arbitration Proceedings (Except Small Claims) (1) For any personal injury claim filed in Compulsory Arbitration, the plaintiff may serve arbitration discovery requests (see FORM 1301.1A) (see subsection (8)(a) below) either together with the copy of the Complaint served on the ...
Arbitration agreements are contracts, and the parties are required to have the capacity to enter them. However, the distinctiveness of arbitration agreements is that they are contracts which also have a jurisdictional character. Here the capacity to act as a party in arbitral proceedings comes into play.
Under Article 5 of the 1976 Rules, if the parties have not agreed that there shall be only one arbitrator within 15 days after the receipt by the respondent of the notice of arbitration, three arbitrators will be appointed.
Rule 1301 - Scope. Arbitration Limits (a) All cases, except those involving title to real estate, shall be referred for hearing before and decision by a Board of Arbitrators, when the amount in controversy, exclusive of interest and costs, is $50,000 or less.
An arbitration agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable if it is in writing and provides that the parties agree to arbitrate either: ∎ An existing controversy. ∎ Prospective controversies that may arise between the parties. (42 Pa.