The Law and Practice of Arbitration

The Law and Practice of Arbitration - 3rd Edition is a comprehensive treatise about the development and practice of arbitration law in the United States. It addresses in detail the recourse to arbitration in domestic matters— employment, labor, consumer transactions, and business—and its use in the resolution of international commercial claims. It covers all of the major subject areas in the field and provides practical advice as well as an easy-to-read, clear discussion of the relevant case law. It represents a masterful synthesis of the entire body of arbitration law. It discusses basic concepts and doctrines, the FAA, freedom of contract in arbitration, arbitrability, the enforcement of awards, the use of arbitration in consumer and employment matters, institutional arbitration, and the drafting of arbitration agreements. It speaks of the federalization of the law and growing jud icial objections to the use of adhesionary arbitration agreements in the consumer context. It is fully up-to-date with the latest rulings of the U.S. Supreme Court on arbitration. It also provides a thorough and insightful treatment on international commercial arbitration from an American perspective. The Third Edition represents a thoroughly updated and substantially revised account of U.S. arbitration law. The author collected and evaluated several hundred cases in redoing the book. The Introduction has been completely rewritten; it provides a current overview of recent shifts in the law. Several chapters, in particular, those relating to the enforcement of awards, consumer transactions, and employment arbitration have been refashioned in light of the contemporary case law. "Opt-in" provisions, the action to clarify awards, and the possible imposition of sanctions for frivolous appeals against awards are considered and analyzed. A number of sections have considerable new commentary: maritime arbitration, federalism and arbitration, the validity of arbitration agreements, among others. The references and documentation are revised and more elaborate. The Third Edition is an authoritative statement and assessment of U.S. arbitration law.