For a good example of how far some attorneys and litigants are willing to go to overturn an arbitration decision, look no further than a recent hearing in Dallas, where attorneys argued for more than three hours over whether a $2.3 million arbitration award in a workers' compensation case should be vacated because the arbitration judge allegedly had a migraine headache. Some trial lawyers say the case represents a growing dissatisfaction with resolving litigation through arbitration.
June 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
For a good example of how far some attorneys and litigants are willing to go to overturn an arbitration decision, look no further than a May 18 hearing in Dallas.
On that sunny Thursday afternoon, four attorneys gathered in Judge Nancy Thomas’ 160th District courtroom, where they argued for more than three hours over whether an arbitration award should be vacated because the arbitration judge allegedly had a headache.
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