An arbitration primer

Arbitration clauses are showing up in more and more contracts, Mark Rouleau notes in the latest Trial Briefs (newsletter of ISBA's Civil Practice Section). And as Mark points out, this has largely happened "not as part of a negotiated process between contracting parties" but "as a result of boilerplate that has been inserted into one-sided, take-it-or-leave-it contracts." He offers an overview of arbitration clauses and their impact and implications, complete with ample cites to relevant case law. Read his article.