Court Confirms “Baseball Arbitration” Award, Finds Party Alleging Unfairness Was Caught Looking When It Failed to Object
By EsqSocial Corporation 05/04/21
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri confirmed an arbitration award in favor of Clayco Inc. in a dispute with its subcontractor arising from a construction contract. The parties’ contract provided detailed dispute resolution procedures comprising 13 paragraphs providing for mediation followed by arbitration if the mediation was unsuccessful. However, the contract also provided for an “alternate condensed and accelerated procedure” that could be “invoked” at Clayco’s...
By: Carlton Fields