Common use of Area Arbitration Clause in Contracts

Area Arbitration. A geographically balanced Area Panel of arbitrators is established to hear removal cases and contract cases not involving national issues. Normally, a stenographic record shall not be taken at these hearings, nor post hearing briefs filed. However, either party may make exception to this policy. The case with the lowest docket number pending before a panel will be scheduled to be heard first. However, the parties may mutually agree to assign such cases for hearing out of numerical sequence in order to fill a vacated hearing date, or to lessen the amount of the arbitrator’s travel time and expense or for other valid reasons.

Area Arbitration. A geographically balanced Area Panel of arbitrators is established to hear removal cases and contract cases not involving national issues. Normally, a stenographic record shall not be taken at these hearings, nor post hearing briefs filed. However, either party may make exception to this policy. The case with the lowest docket number pending before a panel will be scheduled to be heard first. However, the parties may mutually agree to assign such cases for hearing out of numerical sequence in order to fill a vacated hearing date, or to lessen the amount of the arbitrator’s 's travel time and expense or for other valid reasons.

Area Arbitration. A geographically balanced Area Panel of arbitrators is established to hear removal cases and contract cases not involving national issues. Normally, a stenographic record shall not be taken at these hearingshear- ings, nor post hearing briefs filed. However, either party may make exception to this policy. The case with the lowest docket number pending before a panel will be scheduled to be heard first. However, the parties may mutually agree to assign such cases for hearing out of numerical sequence in order to fill a vacated hearing date, or to lessen the amount of the arbitrator’s travel time and expense ex- pense or for other valid reasons.