California Partition Law Blog
If the parties consent to arbitration, they decide to settle their dispute outside the confines and strict procedure of courtrooms. That said, arbitration awards are not automatically court judgments just because they resolve legal claims.
On the contrary, arbitration awards are just contracts between parties and are not independently enforceable under the law. For that reason, those individuals who receive an arbitration award need to take one final step and confirm the award by petitioning the court.
These petitions, however, can be the subject of much litigation in their own right. Parties will treat these petitions as a means of re-opening legal disputes the arbitration was designed to close. But it doesn’t need to be this way. At Underwood Law Firm, our attorneys are well-versed in the law surrounding arbitration and other methods of alternative dispute resolution. With our assistance, we can help litigants get through the arbitration process.