Alternative Dispute Resolution
Jul. 22, 2016
The evolution of the arbitration acts
When Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act in 1925 to offer an alternative to the cost and dilatory pace of civil litigation, the statute emphasized resolution of commercial disputes. California adopted a similar statute in 1960.
Lawrence Waddington
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JAMS
Email: waddington1@aol.com
Lawrence is a retired Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge and former assistant attorney general for the state of California. He is author of "Disorder in the Court" at Amazon.com. He also edits the 9th Circuit blog, "The 9th Circuit Watch."
When Congress enacted the Federal Arbitration Act in 1925 at the urging of the business community to offer an alternative to the cost and dilatory pace of civil litigation, the statute emphasized resolution of commercial disputes. California adopted a similar statute in 1960, the California Arbitration Act, but the language of both state and federal legislation on arbitration focused on civil law. Each sovereign ordered the courts to endorse arbitration agreements between parties unless th...
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