OUR NEUTRALS
Honorable Arthur M. Monty Ahalt (Ret.) Prince George's County Circuit Court American, JD 1967; Maryland, BS 1964 FULL BIO
 —Richard J. Medalie, FORUM Arbitrator Richard Medalie is one of the FORUM’s most distinguished neutrals. During the Kennedy Administration, Richard served in Solicitor General Archibald Cox’s office and argued his first case before the U.S. Supreme Court at the age of 33. He possesses... FULL STORY
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TODAY IN ADR
/ May 9, 2008
In affirming confirmation of an arbitration award, a California Court of Appeal held that parties to an arbitration agreement cannot contract for heightened judicial review. The Court reached its decision based on California caselaw holding that parties to an arbitration agreement cannot create contractual grounds for vacatur. Accordingly, the Court’s decision leaves open the possibility that under California law, parties may guard against arbitrator error through the operation of the statutory grounds for vacatur.
In Grubb & Ellis Co. v. Herzog, No. B197092, 2008 WL 944150 (Cal. Ct. App. Apr. 9, 2008), Herzog, a real estate salesperson, worked as an independent contractor for Grubb & Ellis, a real estate broker. The parties’ contract included an arbitration agreement providing that “[t]he arbitrator(s) must apply applicable law.”... FULL STORY
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