In a previous column, I wrote about litigation challenging court annexed arbitration in the state of Delaware.
The dispute arose from a Delaware judicial process allowing private litigants — generally corporations — to submit large disputes for arbitration before a sitting Chancery Court judge after the payment of a substantial fee ($12,000, plus $6,000 per additional day). Cases are arbitrated, with the consent of all parties, pursuant to Chancery Court rules, following the submission of a petition stating the nature of the controversy.
