Arbitration Panel. The arbitration panel shall consist of three arbitrators. The arbitrators must be impartial and must be or must have been officers of life insurance and or securities companies other than the parties or their affiliates.
Arbitration Panel. 1. The parties will make an attempt to agree on the panel of thirty (30) arbitrators, with fifteen (15) on a Northern Panel, and fifteen (15) on a Southern Panel. Nothing shall preclude the parties from including an arbitrator on both the northern and southern lists. If agreement cannot be reached on the names of the arbitrators on each list, the remaining number of arbitrators needed to complete a panel will be selected alternately by the parties. The party selecting first shall be determined by a flip of a coin.
2. After one (1) year from the date the panel members were initially selected, and annually thereafter, each party shall have the right to eliminate up to one (1) arbitrator from the panel. A party exercising this right shall notify the other party in writing of the name of the arbitrator to be stricken from the panel.
3. In replacing arbitrators who were eliminated from the panel, the procedure in Section L.1. shall be used again but any arbitrator eliminated in Section L.2. above, may not be placed back on the panel until at least one (1) year from the date on which such arbitrator was stricken.
4. In the event one (1) vacancy in the panel of arbitrators occurs, other than the elimination of an Arbitrator by the parties pursuant to Section L.3., above, such vacancy may be filled by the parties within thirty (30) calendar days, using the procedures in Section L.1. and 2. above, if the parties agree that a replacement is necessary. In the event more than one vacancy in the panel of arbitrators occurs, such vacancy shall be filled by the parties within thirty (30) calendar days by using the procedures in Section L.1. and 2. above, unless both parties agree that no replacement is necessary prior to the annual panel review.
5. The northern list of arbitrators shall be used for arbitrations arising at the Xxxxx, the Office of the President, Xxxxxxxx Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, San Francisco, and Santa Xxxx locations, unless the parties agree to use an arbitrator from the southern panel. The southern list of arbitrators shall be used for arbitrations arising at the Santa Xxxxxxx, Los Angeles, Irvine, Riverside, and San Diego locations, unless the parties agree to use an arbitrator from the northern panel.
6. The Lists of Arbitrators are:
a. Northern List of Arbitrators:
Arbitration Panel. 1. The arbitration panel shall comprise three members.
2. In the written notification pursuant to Article 91, the Party or the Parties referring the dispute to arbitration shall designate one member of the arbitration panel.
3. Within 15 days of the receipt of the notification referred to in paragraph 2, the Party or Parties to which it was addressed to shall designate one member of the arbitration panel.
4. The Parties to the dispute shall agree on the appointment of the third arbitrator within 15 days of the appointment of the second arbitrator. The member thus appointed shall chair the arbitration panel.
5. If all 3 members have not been designated or appointed within 30 days from the date of receipt of the notification referred to in paragraph 2, the necessary designations shall be made at the request of any Party to the dispute by the Director-General of the WTO within a further 30 days.
6. The Chair of the arbitration panel shall not be a national of any of the Parties, nor have his or her usual place of residence in the territory of any of the Parties, nor be employed or previously have been employed by any of the Parties, nor have dealt with the case in any capacity.
7. If an arbitrator dies, withdraws or is removed, a replacement shall be selected within 15 days in accordance with the selection procedure followed to select him or her. In such a case, any time period applicable to the arbitration panel proceedings shall be suspended for a period beginning on the date the arbitrator dies, withdraws or is removed and ending on the date the replacement is selected.
8. The date of establishment of the arbitration panel shall be the date on which the Chair is appointed.
Arbitration Panel. The parties shall employ a list of three (3) permanent arbitrators to decide disputes arising under this collective bargaining agreement.
Arbitration Panel. Unless otherwise mutually agreed, the members of the Board shall be impartial and disinterested and shall be active or former executive officers of property-casualty insurance companies, reinsurance companies, or Lloyd's Underwriters or active or inactive lawyers with at least twenty (20) years of experience in insurance and reinsurance. Cedent and Reinsurer shall each appoint an arbitrator and the two (2) arbitrators shall choose an umpire before instituting the hearing. If the respondent fails to appoint its arbitrator within thirty (30) days after having received claimant's written request for arbitration, the claimant is authorized to and shall appoint the second arbitrator. If the two arbitrators fail to agree upon the appointment of an umpire within thirty (30) days after notification of the appointment of the second arbitrator, within ten (10) days thereof, the two (2) arbitrators shall request the American Arbitration Association ("AAA") to appoint an umpire for the arbitration with the qualifications set forth in this Article. If the AAA fails to name an umpire, either party may apply to the court named below to appoint an umpire with the above required qualifications. The umpire shall promptly notify in writing all parties to the arbitration of his selection and of the scheduled date for the hearing. Upon resignation or death of any member of the Board, a replacement shall be appointed in the same fashion as the resigning or deceased member was appointed.
Arbitration Panel. Within thirty (30) days after this Agreement becomes effective, the Employer and the Union shall select a panel of four (4) arbitrators. The panel shall be assigned cases in rotation order designated by the parties. Each arbitrator/mediator shall serve for the duration of this Agreement unless the arbitrator/mediator’s services are terminated earlier by written notice from either party to the other. The arbitrator/mediator shall be notified of such termination by a joint letter from the parties. The arbitrator/mediator shall conclude his/her services by deciding any grievance(s) previously heard. A successor arbitrator/mediator shall be selected by the parties. The method of selection and all other questions regarding this section shall be jointly agreed to by the parties. Within sixty (60) days of the effective date of this Agreement, the parties will mutually agree on a set of rules of arbitration. Insofar as is practical the rules will be based on the Voluntary Rules of the AAA.
Arbitration Panel. Within ten (10) days after delivery of written notice (“Notice of Dispute”) of the existence and nature of any dispute given by any party to the other party, and unless otherwise provided herein in any specific instance, the parties shall each: (i) appoint one (1) lawyer actively engaged in the licensed and full-time practice of law, specializing in real estate, in the County of Los Angeles for a continuous period immediately preceding the date of delivery (“Dispute Date”) of the Notice of Dispute of not less than ten (10) years, but who has at no time ever represented or acted on behalf of any of the parties to the dispute (or their affiliates), and (ii) deliver written notice of the identity of such lawyer and a copy of his written acceptance of such appointment and acknowledgment of and agreement to be bound by the time constraints and other provisions of this Section (“Acceptance”) to the other parties hereto. The party who selects the lawyer may not consult with such lawyer, directly or indirectly, to determine the lawyer’s position on the issue which is the subject of the dispute. In the event that any party fails to so act, such arbitrator shall be appointed pursuant to the same procedure that is followed when agreement cannot be reached as to the third arbitrator. Within ten (10) days after such appointment and notice, such lawyers shall appoint a third lawyer (together with the first two (2) lawyers, the “Arbitration Panel”) of the same qualification and background and shall deliver written notice of the identity of such lawyer and a copy of his written Acceptance of such appointment to each of the parties. In the event that agreement cannot be reached on the appointment of a third lawyer within such period, such appointment and notification shall be made as quickly as possible by any court of competent jurisdiction, by any licensing authority, agency or organization having jurisdiction over such lawyers, by any professional association of lawyers in existence for not less than ten (10) years at the time of such dispute or disagreement and the geographical membership boundaries of which include the County of Los Angeles or by any arbitration association or organization in existence for not less than ten (10) years at the time of such dispute or disagreement and the geographical boundaries of which include the County of Los Angeles as determined by the party giving such Notice of Dispute and simultaneously confirmed in writing delivered by such par...
Arbitration Panel. A single arbitrator shall have the power to render a maximum award of one hundred thousand dollars. When any party files a claim in excess of this amount, the arbitration decision shall be made by the majority vote of three arbitrators. No arbitrator shall have the power to restrain any act of any party.
Arbitration Panel. Within thirty (30) days after this Agreement becomes effective, the Employer and the Union shall select a panel of arbitrators. The panel shall be assigned cases in rotation order designated by the parties. Each arbitrator/mediator shall serve for the duration of this Agreement unless the arbitrator/mediator’s services are terminated earlier by written notice from either party to the other. The arbitrator/mediator shall be notified of such termination by a joint letter from the parties. The arbitrator/mediator shall conclude his/her services by deciding any grievance(s) previously heard. A successor arbitrator/mediator shall be selected by the parties. The method of selection and all other questions regarding this section shall be jointly agreed to by the parties. If the parties are unable to mutually agree upon the selection of an arbitrator from the panel for a particular arbitration case, either party may request a labor arbitrator list through the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS); provided however, FMCS shall not be used for those cases that are required to go to non- traditional arbitration (NTA), discipline/discharge cases, working out of class cases under Article 38, and non- selection cases under Article 30, unless mutually agreed otherwise. When a labor arbitrator through FMCS is to be used, OCB shall contact FMCS for a list of seven (7) labor arbitrators who are members of the National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA) and who are residents of or have a business office within Ohio from which one shall be selected. The costs of obtaining the initial FMCS list shall be borne by the party requesting the use of a labor arbitrator through FMCS. The parties shall first attempt to mutually select an arbitrator from the FMCS list. Failing to mutually agree upon an arbitrator from this list, the parties shall strike names alternately, with the parties’ right to strike (i.e. the choice to strike first or second) to be determined by the flip of a coin. Prior to beginning the striking procedure, either party shall have the option to completely reject the list of names and request another list once per case, provided the request is made within ten (10) days of receiving the list. The party completely rejecting the list of names and requesting another list will pay any additional costs associated with the production of another list. Upon receiving a subsequent list, the parties will again first attempt to mutually select an arbitrator and, if faili...
Arbitration Panel. The current members of the rotating panel of arbitrators from which the parties shall select arbitrators to hear grievances are: Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxxx St. Xxxxxxx If one or more of these arbitrators becomes permanently unable to serve on the panel, the parties shall mutually agree to a replacement(s). Until the parties so agree, the remaining arbitrators shall constitute the panel. When panel membership changes, a new addendum shall be added to the Agreement indicating the change.
