They may modify their rule based on the comments and research provided or they may not. However, if they do not modify their rule they will need to attach, to the rule, a statement explaining why they did not make any changes and kept the rule as it was originally created. Their final rule will be considered in the frame work of legally binding, therefore they do have an obligation to consider any reasonable and relevant comments regarding the rule.
Yes. For court-annexed arbitration decisions, either party may reject the arbitrator’s decision and proceed to a court trial. This should be done carefully, however. Many States that require court-annexed arbitration will also include within their statutes that if an arbitrated decision is thrown out by a party and a trial proceeding does not turn out more in their favor that the rejecting party could have fees and court costs imposed upon them following the final court …show more content…
If they are not specified, I would assume that the parties would follow standard procedures recommended by the American Arbitration Association. Although typically these rules have a similar format as court rules, the rules of arbitration are often less restrictive than courtroom rules. If, however, the arbitration is court-annexed arbitration the rules for the proceedings would be established by court within that State and reflect similarly to court proceedings with small, standard arbitration rule, differences that would be, mostly, less restrictive than an official court