By now many of you are aware of the recent United States Supreme Court case that rejected Alabama's strong anti-arbitration policies.
Arbitration generally leads to a quicker resolution of a dispute at a much reduced cost.
The speed results from a combination of the limited discovery available in arbitration and being able to avoid the backlog of a court docket. The same factors also contribute to the reduced cost of an arbitration proceeding. Another obvious benefit of the arbitration process is that it can take a potentially inflammatory lawsuit away from a jury. When To Arbitrate. Disputes submitted to commercial arbitration generally involve the factual issue of whether one or both parties may have breached a contract.