ARBITRATOR DOES HAVE POWER TO DETERMINE TO FIND THAT NO PARTY WAS THE PREVAILING PARTY FOR PURPOSES OF BEING AWARDED FEES.

Cases: Arbitration, Cases: Prevailing Party

Fifth District Unpublished Decision Finds that Supreme Court Authority Allows Arbitrator to be the Arbiter of “Prevailing Party” Status for Fee Recovery Purposes.             In Thompson Pacific Construction, Inc. v. Swinerton Builders, Inc., Case No. F053237 (5th Dist. May 20, 2008) (unpublished), the Fifth District Court of Appeal affirmed an arbitrator’s power […]