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Alternative Dispute Resolution

Jun. 4, 2021

The ethics of ordering videoconference arbitration

Can an arbitrator compel a virtual hearing over the objection of a resistant party?

Christopher David Ruiz Cameron

Justice Marshall F. McComb Professor of Law
Southwestern Law School

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ARBITRATION ANGLE

Let's assume that the common myths about videoconference arbitration posing a threat to the due process rights of the participants can be debunked -- a topic that I treated in my last column ("Virtually the Same? Three Myths About Videoconference Arbitration," Apr. 15, 2021)

This doesn't meant that the parties or their advocates will embrace the medium. In fact, I was recently challenged with this question:

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