Arbitration
A SAMPLING OF “ARBITRATION” ISSUES ADDRESSED IN THE NEW YORK APPELLATE DIGEST SEARCHABLE DATABASE
ARBITRATION issues in this database include (but are not limited to);
Court Review Criteria (court review of arbitration awards is extremely limited, mistakes of law and fact may be unreviewable);
Waiver (by participation in court proceedings, etc.);
Issues Subject to Arbitration (controlled by contracts including Collective Bargaining Agreements, issues entwined with litigated issues may not be arbitrable, etc.);
Parties Subject to Arbitration (including nonsignatories entwined in the arbitrable issues, etc.);
Powers of Arbitrators (statutory powers, consequence of exceeding statutory powers, etc.);
Finality of Arbitration Awards (arbitrators may not reconsider awards, etc.);
Employment Disputes (Collective Bargaining Agreements, etc.);
Stays of Arbitration Proceedings;
Insurance Disputes;
Union Grievance proceedings;
Indefinite and Nonfinal Awards;
Irrational Awards;
Public Policy (violations of);
Waiver of Claims against Arbitrator;
Fraud (may invalidate arbitration clause);
Sundays (Sunday hearings violate the Judiciary Law);
Immunity (arbitral immunity);
General Business Law (violated by provision mandating litigation, etc.);
Federal Arbitration Act;
Vacation of Award (criteria);
Confirmation of Award (criteria);
Family Law (custody, visitation, child support, etc,)
Custody and Visitation (not arbitrable);
Child Support (arbitrable).