In some instances, you may be able to sue if you signed a valid arbitration agreement. While courts generally favor arbitration agreements, they will allow you to file a lawsuit if either you didn't understand your rights or your claims fall outside the arbitration provision's scope.
An Act To make valid and enforceable written provisions or agreements for arbitration of disputes arising out of contracts, maritime transactions, or commerce among the States or Territories or with foreign nations.
The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), 9 U.S.C. § 200 et seq., provides that two (or more) parties can agree to resolve any future differences through “mandatory arbitration,” i.e., a dispute resolution process held outside of the courts.
Sec. 1 explicitly exempts from the FAA “contracts of employment of seamen, railroad employees, or any other class of workers engaged in foreign or interstate commerce.”
A statute enacted in 1925 that provides the basic legal principles applicable to arbitration in the US (9 U.S.C. §§ 1-16; 9 U.S.C. §§ 201-208; 9 U.S.C.
883, enacted February 12, 1925, codified at 9 U.S.C. ch. 1), more commonly referred to as the Federal Arbitration Act or FAA, is an act of Congress that provides for non-judicial facilitation of private dispute resolution through arbitration.
Parties: The right parties need to be party to the arbitration agreement. This can be a problem where the contractual counterparty is a newly incorporated joint venture without assets or a state owned entity. The arbitration agreement should include the party against whom any award will be enforced.
Much like the opening statement in a trial, your arbitration statement should lay out what the “evidence” – the written material – will show regarding the proper credit on the project. The Arbitration Statement is not established fact, just your assessment of the material.
The Scope of the Clause. This section of the clause is critical; it sets the boundaries for which disputes the tribunal is authorised to determine. Choice of Rules. The Number of Arbitrators. Appointing Authority. Choice of Venue. The language of the proceedings. Finality. Exclusion of the right of appeal.
The Scope of the Clause. This section of the clause is critical; it sets the boundaries for which disputes the tribunal is authorised to determine. Choice of Rules. The Number of Arbitrators. Appointing Authority. Choice of Venue. The language of the proceedings. Finality. Exclusion of the right of appeal.