Opinion ID: 2507315
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 18

Heading: mandatory arbitration:

Text: Except for Facility's efforts to collect monies due from Resident and Facility's option to discharge Resident for such failure, which the parties agree may be heard by a Court of competent jurisdiction in the city or county where the Facility is located, all disputes and disagreements between Facility and Resident (or their respective successors, assigns or representatives) arising out of the enforcement or interpretation of this Agreement or related hereto or the services provided by Facility hereunder including, without limitation, allegations by Resident of neglect, abuse or negligence which the Resident and Facility are unable to resolve between themselves shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect. The party filing the arbitration (making a claim) shall be solely responsible for payment of the initial arbitration filing fee in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association fee schedules. The arbitrator or arbitrators shall be entitled to award recovery of the arbitration fees, attorney's fees and out-of-pocket expenses incurred by the prevailing party up to a maximum award of $5000. The arbitrator shall also have the authority to issue interlocutory and final injunctive relief. The arbitrator's decision shall be binding on the parties and conclusive as to the issues addressed, and may be entered as a judgment in a court of competent jurisdiction and not subject to further attack or appeal except in instances of fraud, coercion or manifest error. During the pendency of any arbitration proceeding, Facility and Resident shall continue to perform their respective obligations under this Agreement subject, however, to the right of either party to terminate this Agreement as established herein. The obligation of Facility and Resident to arbitrate their disputes or disagreements shall survive termination of this Agreement.