Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jan. 8, 2011
Arbitration, No Longer a Clear Cut Choice
The current state of arbitration leaves its participants to contemplate just where and when unintended results will occur.
A. Marco Turk
Emeritus Professor, CSU Dominguez Hills
Email: amarcoturk.commentary@gmail.com
A. Marco Turk is a contributing writer, professor emeritus and former director of the Negotiation, Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding program at CSU Dominguez Hills, and currently adjunct professor of law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law.
Two recent California cases unanimously decided by the 2nd District Court of Appeal, Division One (each by the same panel), make it clear that when selecting arbitration as the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process of choice, the outcome is not always certain, leaving its proponents to contemplate just where and when unintended results will occur. Laswell v. AG Seal Beach LLC et al., 2010 DJDAR 17142 (Nov. 9, 2010) and Greenspan v. LADT LLC, et al., 2011 DJDAR 43 (De...
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