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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Oct. 25, 2013

Lose an award by the click of a mouse

Failing to perform due diligence when selecting an arbitrator may give the losing party a reset button. By Antony Nash and Jared LeBeau


By Antony Nash and Jared LeBeau


Imagine litigating a complicated arbitration case for years and finally winning the case for your client, including a substantial award of hundreds of thousands of dollars in costs and attorney fees. Now imagine it can all be undone by a simple Google search. This is not an improbable nightmare - it's a reality.


Such an event recently occurred in Mt. Holyoke Homes, L.P. v. Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell, LLP<...

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