Common use of Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes Clause in Contracts

Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes. All controversies and disputes of any kind arising out of or relating in any manner to this Agreement that cannot be settled by discussions among the disputing parties within 30 days after the initial written notification thereof, shall be finally settled by confidential arbitration proceedings. Without limiting the foregoing, this Section 12 specifically applies to the construction, performance or alleged breach of this Agreement, including the issue of whether any controversy or dispute is subject to arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted in Xxxxxxxxxx County, South Dakota, before a single arbitrator under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and judgment upon the award rendered in the arbitration may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration award shall be in writing and shall specify the factual and legal bases for the award. Each party hereto understands and agrees that (a) arbitration is final and binding on the parties, (b) the parties are waiving their rights to seek remedies in court, including the right to jury trial, (c) pre-arbitration discovery is generally more limited than and different from court proceedings, (d) any party’s right to appeal or to seek modification of rulings in the arbitration is strictly limited, and (e) the subject matter of this Agreement involves interstate commerce and any dispute regarding the enforcement of this Section 12, including any motion to compel arbitration or any defense to the arbitrability of this Section 12, shall be interpreted pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1, et seq., notwithstanding the governing law provision of this Agreement. In the event any dispute or controversy is resolved by arbitration, the nonprevailing party in such arbitration shall reimburse the prevailing party for the prevailing party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, witness fees, court costs and all other costs in connection with such arbitration. A party shall be deemed to have been a prevailing party for purposes of this Section 12 only if such party improved such party’s position from the parties’ written offers of settlement, if any, prior to the arbitration award. As an example of the foregoing, if, prior to the final award in the arbitration, a party had offered in writing to settle a dispute by paying an amount and if the counterparty failed to accept such offer and thereafter obtained an award for less than the offered amount, then the offering party (and not the counterparty) shall be deemed to have been a prevailing party for purposes of this Section 12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (y) nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit or restrict in any way the right or power of a party at any time to commence and prosecute a proceeding for a preliminary or temporary injunction or other temporary order pending arbitration under this Agreement, and (z) any matter that is within the jurisdiction of a probate or bankruptcy court shall be excluded from the provisions of this Section 12.

Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes. All controversies and disputes of any kind arising out of or relating in any manner to the Company or this Agreement that cannot be settled by discussions among the disputing parties within 30 60 days after the initial written notification thereof, shall be finally settled by confidential arbitration proceedings. Without limiting the foregoing, this Section 12 12.12 specifically applies to the construction, performance or alleged breach of this Agreement, including the issue of whether any controversy or dispute is subject to arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted in Xxxxxxxxxx CountyTulsa, South DakotaOklahoma, before a single arbitrator under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and judgment upon the award rendered in the arbitration may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. The arbitration award shall be in writing and shall specify the factual and legal bases for the award. Each party hereto Member understands and agrees that (a) arbitration is final and binding on the partiesparties thereto, (b) the parties are waiving their rights to seek remedies in court, including the right to jury trial, (c) pre-arbitration discovery is generally more limited than and different from court proceedings, (d) any party’s 's right to appeal or to seek modification of rulings in the arbitration is strictly limited, and (e) this Section 12.12 shall apply to the subject matter Company, Members and any former Members of this Agreement involves the Company, and (f) the business and operations of the Company involve interstate commerce and any dispute regarding the enforcement of this Section 1212.12, including any motion to compel arbitration or any defense to the arbitrability of this Section 1212.12, shall be interpreted pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1, et seq., notwithstanding the governing law provision of this Agreement. In the event any dispute or controversy is resolved by arbitration, the nonprevailing party in such arbitration shall reimburse the prevailing party for the prevailing party’s 's reasonable attorneys’ ' fees, witness fees, court costs and all other costs in connection with such arbitration. A party shall be deemed to have been a prevailing party for purposes of this Section 12 12.12 only if such party improved such party’s 's position from the parties’ ' written offers of settlement, if any, prior to the arbitration award. As an example of the foregoing, if, prior to the final award in the arbitration, a party had offered in writing to settle a dispute by paying an amount and if the counterparty failed to accept such offer and thereafter obtained an award for less than the offered amount, then the offering party (and not the counterparty) shall be deemed to have been a prevailing party for purposes of this Section 1212.12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (y) nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit or restrict in any way the right or power of a party at any time to commence and prosecute a proceeding for a preliminary or temporary injunction or other temporary order pending arbitration under this Agreement, and (z) any matter that is within the jurisdiction of a probate or bankruptcy court shall be excluded from the provisions of this Section 1212.12.

Mandatory Arbitration of Disputes. All controversies Arbitration is a method of deciding disputes outside the court system. The parties agree and understand that they choose arbitration instead of litigation to resolve all claims and disputes of not specifically excluded. This provision governs when and how any kind disputes you and we may have will be decided. Unless specifically prohibited by applicable law all disputes, claims, damages, choses in action, claims for injunctive relief or controversies arising out of from or relating in any manner way to the agreements, relationships, accounts, loans, or security agreements between you and us; the relationships which result or arise as a result of this Agreement that cannot be settled by discussions among Agreement; any rights, privileges or services you receive from us now or in the disputing parties within 30 days after future; any claims or disputes arising in or ancillary to any bankruptcy or other insolvency proceeding; or the initial written notification thereofvalidity of this clause (together referred to collectively as Agreement), shall be finally settled resolved by confidential binding arbitration proceedingsby a single arbitrator chosen with the mutual consent of the parties. Without limiting The arbitrator must be an attorney with more than ten (10) years experience or a retired judge. If for any reason the foregoing, this Section 12 specifically applies parties do not consent to an arbitrator within thirty (30) days from the date that notice of a claim or intent to arbitrate is provided to the constructionother party, performance or alleged breach then an arbitrator will be selected pursuant to the Rules of the American Arbitration Association ("AAA"). This arbitration Agreement is made pursuant to a transaction in Interstate Commerce, and shall be governed by the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") at 9 USC § 1, et seq., as amended from time to time. It is understood and agreed that your Credit Plan Agreement(s), your Accounts, all transactions on your Accounts, and any dispute defined herein shall involve Interstate Commerce. If any dispute between us does not involve Interstate Commerce, such dispute shall be governed by the Arbitration Act for the State set forth in this Agreement, as amended from time to time, in which case all references to the FAA herein shall be to said State Act. If the State has no Arbitration Act, then the parties will be governed by the Rules of the American Arbitration Act in any matter not involving interstate commerce The parties agree and understand that the arbitrator shall have all power provided by the law and this Agreement to make and enter findings of fact and determination of judgment based on the parties’ Agreements and applicable law, including but not limited to the issue rights of whether possession, off-set, property rights, money damages, declaratory relief, and injunctive relief. No arbitrator shall have the jurisdiction or authority to add to, take from, nullify or modify any controversy or dispute is of the terms the Agreement. The arbitrator shall be bound by the facts and evidence submitted to him. Arbitration will be subject to arbitration. Such arbitration shall be conducted in Xxxxxxxxxx County, South Dakota, before a single arbitrator under the Commercial Arbitration rules of procedure and evidence consistent with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and judgment upon the award rendered in the arbitration may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereofArbitrator will not apply federal or state rules. The arbitration award decision of the arbitrator shall be in writing and shall specify the factual and legal bases for the award. Each party hereto understands and agrees that (a) arbitration is final and binding on and may be enforced in accordance with the terms of either the Federal or WITH THE EXCEPTION EXPLAINED HEREIN, THE PARTIES AGREE AND UNDERSTAND THAT ALL DISPUTES (INCLUDING ALL LEGAL AND EQUITABLE RIGHTS AND REMEDIES) ARISING UNDER CASE LAW, STATUTORY LAW, AND ALL OTHER LAWS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ALL CONTRACT, TORT, REGULATORY, AND PROPERTY DISPUTES WILL BE SUBJECT TO BINDING ARBITRATION IN ACCORD WITH THIS AGREEMENT. Notwithstanding anything hereunto the contrary, the Credit Union retains an option to use judicial or non-judicial relief to enforce a security agreement relating to any collateral pledged to secure the Agreements between the parties, (b) to enforce all monetary obligations by you to the parties are waiving their rights Credit Union so long as there is no dispute that is subject to seek remedies mandatory arbitration, or to foreclose on any collateral securing your obligations to us by way of replevin, claim and delivery, or otherwise. The initiation and maintenance of an action for judicial relief in courta court [on the foregoing terms] shall not constitute a waiver of the right of any party to compel arbitration regarding any other dispute or remedy subject to arbitration in this Agreement, including the right to jury trial, (c) pre-arbitration discovery is generally more limited than and different from court proceedings, (d) filing of a counterclaim in any party’s right to appeal or to seek modification of rulings in action brought by the arbitration is strictly limited, and (e) the subject matter of this Agreement involves interstate commerce and any dispute regarding the enforcement of this Section 12, including any motion to compel arbitration or any defense to the arbitrability of this Section 12, shall be interpreted Credit Union pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Section 1, et seqthis provision., notwithstanding the governing law provision of this Agreement. In the event any dispute or controversy is resolved by arbitration, the nonprevailing party in such arbitration shall reimburse the prevailing party for the prevailing party’s reasonable attorneys’ fees, witness fees, court costs and all other costs in connection with such arbitration. A party shall be deemed to have been a prevailing party for purposes of this Section 12 only if such party improved such party’s position from the parties’ written offers of settlement, if any, prior to the arbitration award. As an example of the foregoing, if, prior to the final award in the arbitration, a party had offered in writing to settle a dispute by paying an amount and if the counterparty failed to accept such offer and thereafter obtained an award for less than the offered amount, then the offering party (and not the counterparty) shall be deemed to have been a prevailing party for purposes of this Section 12. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (y) nothing contained in this Agreement shall limit or restrict in any way the right or power of a party at any time to commence and prosecute a proceeding for a preliminary or temporary injunction or other temporary order pending arbitration under this Agreement, and (z) any matter that is within the jurisdiction of a probate or bankruptcy court shall be excluded from the provisions of this Section 12.