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Since I became a lawyer in 1989, the use of arbitration as a dispute resolution technique has skyrocketed, and it is increasingly rare these days to find a contract that does not have an arbitration ...

Once you decide to arbitrate rather than litigate, the next crucial step is ensuring the arbitration agreement is well-drafted. While arbitration offers businesses a private, efficient, and flexible ...

Arbitration is a private dispute resolution mechanism usually included in builder-buyer agreements.

For an arbitration provision in a retainer agreement to be enforceable, an attorney must generally explain to a client the benefits and disadvantages of arbitrating a prospective dispute between the ...

Christy Bieber has a JD from UCLA School of Law and began her career as a college instructor and textbook author. She has been writing full time for over a decade with a focus on making financial and ...

When angry customers accused Intuit of duping them into buying its TurboTax tax prep software—despite being entitled to a free version—they ran into an unexpected ...

Despite Law Firm's Failure to Explain to Client, Court Upholds Arbitration Mandate for Malpractice Disputes For an arbitration provision in a retainer agreement to be enforceable, an attorney must ...