This arbitration agreement is executed contemporaneously with, and as an Inducement and consideration for, an Installment or sales contract for the purchase of a manufactured home. It provides that all claims or disputes arising out of or relating in any way to the sale, purchase, or occupancy of manufactured home resolved by binding arbitration administered by the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") under its Commercial Arbitration Rules. This Agreement is an election to resolve claims, disputes, and controversies by arbitration rather than the judicial process. The parties waive any right to a court trial.
The Union maintains that these obvious distinctions led Arbitrator Franklin to her to rule as she did. In this case we are asked to review the award of an arbitrator in a dispute over insurance benefits to laid off employees.The grievance was denied at all steps of the grievance procedure and resulted in the instant arbitration. From this list, the Union and the Employer will in turn strike the name of an arbitrator until there is only one remaining name. Union avoidance is one of the most important things in which a company must engage. This brief article explains the importance of not neglecting this task.