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Uniform Arbitration Act Update - Foreword, The, Timoth J. Heinsz Jul 2002

Uniform Arbitration Act Update - Foreword, The, Timoth J. Heinsz

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The standard for review of arbitrator awards remains a hotly litigated topic. Pelc v. Petoskey, Hough v. State Farm Insurance, and Hart v. McChristian are examples of the limited review even when arbitral awards are challenged for errors of law or of fact. The student project covers these and many other cases decided under the UAA. All attorneys handling cases under the UAA, scholars writing on issues relating to the Act, and judges determining cases involving the statute should consider this comprehensive and high quality case analysis.


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Jamie Hansen, Daniel L. Massey, Dustin C. Read, Natalie A. Voris Jul 2002

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Jamie Hansen, Daniel L. Massey, Dustin C. Read, Natalie A. Voris

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Since 1983, this annual Article 2 has been prepared to provide a survey of recent developments in the case law interpreting and applying the various state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act3. The purpose is to promote uniformity in the interpretation of the U.A.A. by developing and explaining the underlying principles and rationales courts have applied in recent cases.4


Uniform Arbitration Act: Introduction, The, Timothy J. Heinsz Jul 2001

Uniform Arbitration Act: Introduction, The, Timothy J. Heinsz

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The Uniform Arbitration Act (UAA) is one of the most successful laws promulgated by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL). Originally passed by NCCUSL in 1955, the UAA has served as the bases of arbitration statutes in some forty-eight jurisdictions. As more parties have incorporated arbitration clauses into contractual relationships, the importance of the UAA and its federal counterpart, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), have correspondingly increased. Supreme Court precedent at both federal and state levels abrogating the common law hostility against arbitration and replacing this attitude with and avowedly pro-arbitration doctrine has enhanced the arbitration …


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Brent A. Correll, S. Jacob Sappington, David Sims, Blake J. Tompkins Jul 2001

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Brent A. Correll, S. Jacob Sappington, David Sims, Blake J. Tompkins

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Since 1983, this annual Article 2 has been prepared to provide a survey of recent developments in the case law interpreting and applying the various state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act3. The purpose is to promote uniformity in the interpretation of the U.A.A. by developing and explaining the underlying principles and rationales courts have applied in recent cases.4


Federal Preemption And Vacatur: The Bookend Issues Under The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Stephen L. Hayford Jan 2001

Federal Preemption And Vacatur: The Bookend Issues Under The Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Stephen L. Hayford

Journal of Dispute Resolution

As one of the two Academic Advisors to the Drafting Committee appointed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws ("NCCUSL") to revise the Uniform Arbitration Act, I was assigned primary responsibility for the two most important issues pertinent to the Drafting Committee's framing of the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act ("RUAA"). The first-the issue of federal preemption-set the baseline for the scope and character of the RUAA by defining for the Drafting Committee the areas of the substantive law of arbitration in which the states are free to regulate, the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") notwithstanding. The second-the issue …


Revised Uniform Arbitration Act: Modernizing, Revising, And Clarifying Arbitration Law, The, Timothy J. Heinsz Jan 2001

Revised Uniform Arbitration Act: Modernizing, Revising, And Clarifying Arbitration Law, The, Timothy J. Heinsz

Journal of Dispute Resolution

From the outset of the Drafting Committee's deliberations, two issues came to the fore: federal preemption and adhesion contracts.23 The complexity of both matters presented substantial challenges to the Drafting Committee. The Drafting Committee needed to reach early agreement on an approach to preemption and adhesion, which affect so many areas covered by state arbitration law


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, S. Owen Griffin, Kelli Hopkins, Scot L. Wiggins, Emily Woodward Jul 2000

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, S. Owen Griffin, Kelli Hopkins, Scot L. Wiggins, Emily Woodward

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This Article is an overview of recent court decisions that interpret state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act ("U.A.A.").' Arbitration statutes patterned after the U.A.A. have been adopted by thirty-four states and the District of Columbia. The goal of this project is to promote uniformity in the interpretation of the U.A.A. by articulating the underlying policies and rationales of recent court decisions interpreting the U.A.A?


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Jamie K. Hunt, Ashley E. Ratcliffe, Jeffrey B. Williams, Kimberly Yates Jul 1999

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Jamie K. Hunt, Ashley E. Ratcliffe, Jeffrey B. Williams, Kimberly Yates

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This Article is an overview of recent court decisions that interpret state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act ("U.A.A.").' Arbitration statutes patterned after the U.A.A. have been adopted by thirty-four states and the District of Columbia. The goal of this project is to promote uniformity in the interpretation of the U.A.A. by articulating the underlying policies and rationales of recent court decisions interpreting the U.A.A.


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Benjamin K. Byrd, Mondonna L. Ghasedi, Robert J. Steintjes, Michelle Trant Jul 1998

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Benjamin K. Byrd, Mondonna L. Ghasedi, Robert J. Steintjes, Michelle Trant

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This Article is an overview of recent court decisions that interpret state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act ("U.A.A.").' Arbitration statutes patterned after the U.A.A. have been adopted by thirty-four states and the District of Columbia.' The goal of this project is to promote uniformity in the interpretation of the U.A.A. by articulating the underlying policies and rationales of recent court decisions interpreting the U.A.A.


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Dana A. Chamblee, Matthew S. Darrough, Reachel A. Jennings, Trina R. Ricketts Jul 1996

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Dana A. Chamblee, Matthew S. Darrough, Reachel A. Jennings, Trina R. Ricketts

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This Article is an overview of recent court decisions that interpret state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act ("U.A.A.").' Arbitration statutes patterned after the U.A.A. have been adopted by thirty-four states and the District of Columbia.2 The goal of this project is to promote uniformity in the interpretation of the U.A.A. by analyzing the various underlying policies and rationales of recent court decisions interpreting the U.A.A. '


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Kimberly Gibbens, Cathleen A. Martin, Peter Sumners, Stephen Witte Jul 1995

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Kimberly Gibbens, Cathleen A. Martin, Peter Sumners, Stephen Witte

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The Uniform Arbitration Act is an annual project of the Journal of Dispute Resolution.2 The project examines court opinions from the past year which have interpreted state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act ("U.A.A.").' Currently, thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have adopted arbitration statutes based on the U.A.A.' The goal of the Journal of Dispute Resolution in creating this project is to promote uniformity in interpretation of the U.A.A. by describing the decisions and rationales of recent court opinions.


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Dawn Chapman, Carol Creamer, Cynthia Davenport, Tim Gorman Jul 1994

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Dawn Chapman, Carol Creamer, Cynthia Davenport, Tim Gorman

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, a project prepared annually since 1983, is a survey of recent court decisions that interpret state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act ("U.A.A."). 3 Currently, thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have adopted arbitration statutes patterned after the U.A.A. 4 The purpose of this project is to promote uniformity in interpretation of the U.A.A. by explaining the underlying policies and rationales of recent court decisions.'


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Dan Coughlin, Laura Kintz, John Moore, Melissa Morrow Jul 1993

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Dan Coughlin, Laura Kintz, John Moore, Melissa Morrow

Journal of Dispute Resolution

This annual Article2 has been prepared since 1983 as a survey of recent developments in the case law interpreting and analyzing various versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act (U.A.A.). 3 Currently, thirty-four states and the District of Columbia have adopted arbitration statutes patterned after the U.A.N 4 The purpose of this analysis is to promote uniformity in interpreting the U.A.A. by explaining the underlying policies and rationales that have developed from recent court decisions.


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Angela C. Cole, Nicole J. Cress, Kevin L. Fritz, Lori L. Green Jul 1992

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Angela C. Cole, Nicole J. Cress, Kevin L. Fritz, Lori L. Green

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Arbitration, once viewed as an undesirable alternative to litigation, has become widely accepted as a viable and often superior cost-effective approach to resolving disputes. In 1955, the national Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws proposed a Uniform Arbitration Act.' Currently, 35 jurisdictions have arbitration statutes patterned after the U. A.A..' What began as an article in the Missouri Law Review entitled Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, has evolved into an annual survey of recent developments in case law interpreting state versions of the U.A.A.' This detailed update monitors the underlying principles and rationales that develop from recent decisions. …


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Scott Blair, Amy Brice, Robert Carroll, Chuck Hatfield Jul 1991

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Scott Blair, Amy Brice, Robert Carroll, Chuck Hatfield

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Since 1983, this annual Article 2 has been prepared to provide a survey of recent developments in the case law interpreting and applying the various state versions of the Uniform Arbitration Act3. The purpose is to promote uniformity in the interpretation of the U.A.A. by developing and explaining the underlying principles and rationales courts have applied in recent cases.


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Gregory K. Barnes, Cynthia R. Bradley-Bishop, Michele Carroll, Richard W. Fischer Jul 1990

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act, Gregory K. Barnes, Cynthia R. Bradley-Bishop, Michele Carroll, Richard W. Fischer

Journal of Dispute Resolution

Arbitration as a forum for dispute resolution has been a part of the American common law heritage for at least the past one hundred fifty years. However, until recently, state law was almost uniformly biased against arbitration.2 The theory at common law was that either party to an agreement to arbitrate future disputes could void the agreement at any time.3 This legal environment rendered the institution of arbitration impotent in any situation in which one of the parties decided that their interests would be better served if the dispute was resolved in a more traditional court setting


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act Jan 1989

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The U.A.A. provides that "[a] written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration . . . is valid, enforceable and irrevocable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract. "5 Courts and legislatures alike routinely state the policies promoting arbitration. Because most states favor the settlement of disputes through arbitration, there is a tendency for courts to find a valid arbitration agreement


Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act Jan 1988

Recent Developments: The Uniform Arbitration Act

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1955 proposed the Uniform Arbitration Act [hereinafter U.A.A.] A large number of states have adopted arbitration statutes based upon the U.A.A. 8 The purpose of this survey is to explain the principles underlying recent court decisions interpreting the U.A.A. and provide a framework for analyzing future cases.'


Recent Developments - The Uniform Arbitration Act Jan 1987

Recent Developments - The Uniform Arbitration Act

Journal of Dispute Resolution

The Uniform Arbitration Act [hereinafter UAA] was proposed by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in 1955.2 At present, well over half of the states have enacted arbitration statutes based upon the UAA.3 The purpose of this survey is to explain the principles underlying recent court decisions interpreting the UAA, and provide a framework for analyzing future cases.4