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To enforce the right to arbitrate, the party must then file a motion to stay the lawsuit in favor of arbitration. If both parties to the agreement ignore the right to arbitrate, the right is waived.
Utah Arbitration Law. Under the Utah Arbitration Act, a written agreement to arbitrate an existing or future controversy arising between the parties to an agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of a contract. Utah Code Ann.
Does the law apply to arbitration agreements that have been signed prior to the law's enactment? Yes. The law applies retroactively to all existing arbitration agreements, even to those agreements signed before the law was enacted.
Yes, it is possible for arbitration clauses to apply to claims that predate the contract containing the arbitration clause at issue. Retroactive application of an arbitration clause depends on the language of the arbitration provision and applicable substantive law.
These include: An arbitrator lacked jurisdiction to award, such as when the subject matter of the dispute cannot be arbitrated; The issue or dispute is not covered by a valid arbitration agreement, such as when there is an issue the parties did not agree to arbitrate; The arbitration was tainted by fraud; and/or.
In 1991, the Supreme Court reaffirmed the position that an arbitration clause may survive expiration of the agreement containing the clause.
Under the Armendariz standards, an arbitration agreement will not be enforced in California if it is both "procedurally unconscionable" and "substantively unconscionable." Any arbitration agreement required as a condition of employment (i.e., any mandatory arbitration agreement) is automatically considered procedurally