Chapter 10

LEGAL BASES AND PROCEDURES FOR COMPELLING OR RESISTING ADR

Authors: Dominic Carollo; Matthew D. Colley; James C. Edmonds; Michael Fuller; Kelly Donovan Jones

§10.1   INTRODUCTION

            §10.1-1            Overview

            §10.1-2            Claims That Must Be Arbitrated

            §10.1-3            Claims That May Be Arbitrated

            §10.1-4            Who Decides Arbitrability

            §10.1-5            Specifics of an Arbitration Agreement

§10.2   JURISDICTION AND STANDING

            §10.2-1            Personal Jurisdiction

            §10.2-2            Choice of Forum and Choice of Laws

            §10.2-3            Subject-Matter Jurisdiction

§10.3   PROCEDURES TO COMPEL (OR STAY) ARBITRATION

            §10.3-1            Under Oregon Law

            §10.3-2            In Federal Courts

            §10.3-3            Self-Help: Ex Parte Arbitration

§10.4   ARBITRATION AS A DEFENSE TO LEGAL ACTION

            §10.4-1            Condition Precedent to Contract Rights

            §10.4-2            Abatement and Stays

            §10.4-3            Collateral Estoppel Based on Arbitration Award

§10.5   BASES FOR DIRECTING ARBITRATION (ISSUES TRIABLE IN COURT)

            §10.5-1            Existence of Contract for Arbitration

            §10.5-2            Failure or Refusal to Arbitrate

            §10.5-3            Existence of Arbitrable Dispute

§10.6   DEFENSES TO ARBITRATION

            §10.6-1            Stay of Arbitration

            §10.6-2            Substantive Defenses

§10.7   APPEAL OF ORDER ON PETITION TO ARBITRATE

            §10.7-1            Federal Cases

            §10.7-2            Oregon Cases

Appendix 10A Abbreviations