Washington Arbitration Agreement for Medical Malpractice
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1 Arbitration agreements for medical malpractice are written contracts between health care providers and patients in which both agree to arbitrate any dispute or claim arising from the medical care provided to the patient by the health care provider.
A mandatory arbitration agreement should identify the rules, procedures, and evidentiary guidelines to be applied. Many agreements opt for a particular forum's rules and procedures. If there are any rules that the parties want to opt out of (e.g., a limitation on discovery), state as much in the arbitration agreement.
When an arbitration clause allows for dispute resolution through arbitration or litigation, it will be invalid by its nature. The legal effect of this invalidity is that it fails to preclude the jurisdiction of the people's court.
Unconscionable Arbitration Agreements Will Not Be Enforced You can also escape an arbitration agreement by demonstrating that the terms of the agreement itself are inherently unequal in favor of the employer. Courts require both of the aforementioned methods to show the agreement is unconscionable, thus unenforceable.
"Arbitration agreement" is an agreement by the parties to submit to arbitration all or certain disputes which have arisen or which may arise between them in respect of a defined legal relationship, whether contractual or not.
If an employee can show some substantial relationship between the fraud committed or the misrepresentation made by the employer and the arbitration agreement, a court will void the agreement.
The Federal Arbitration Act provides that the enforceability of an arbitration agreement, is determined using generally applicable contract defenses, such as fraud, duress, or unconscionability. Under California law, a contract signed under economic duress may be rescinded.
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