Category Archives: Arbitration

Lawsuit Over Arbitration

October 22, 2025 – 11:43 am

Arbitration is a time-honored dispute resolution process, valued for being both faster than litigation, and private. It has long been the dispute resolution process of choice in the construction industry because it typically resolves disputes more quickly than litigation, allowing the construction to continue. But arbitration may not always be a time- or money-saver. In […]

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Proposed Michigan Rule Could Impair Christian Arbitration Clause

February 23, 2022 – 4:58 pm

In my post of February 11, 2022, I wrote about legislative initiatives that could prevent arbitration clauses in contracts between Christians from being legally enforceable. Today I examine a judicial effort that would have a similar effect. Most world religions exhort their adherents not to sue one another, but rather to resolve their disputes within […]

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Legislation Could Affect Christian Arbitration

February 11, 2022 – 2:46 pm

It’s not uncommon for a contract to contain a “dispute resolution clause,” describing the process the parties will use if they have a dispute down the road regarding some aspect of their contract. Because Christians are not supposed to take their disputes to court (I Corinthians 6:1-7), many contracts between Christians – including churches, ministries, […]

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Disclose Does Not Mean “Disqualified”

January 13, 2022 – 5:09 pm

Mediators and arbitrators are required to disclose to potential parties any facts that might make them appear impartial. The arbitration statute in Michigan requires potential arbitrators to disclose “any known facts that a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the impartiality of the arbitrator…” including a financial or personal interest in the outcome of […]

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