AAA Commercial Arbitration from Demand to Award: A Comprehensive Guide

43 questions on AAA commercial arbitration from demand to award, answered and cited by the UpLaw editorial team.

• Are class-action waivers in arbitration clauses enforceable?
• Can an AAA arbitration award be appealed?
• Can an arbitrator award attorneys' fees?
• Can an arbitrator change or interpret an award after issuing it?
• Can an award be vacated because the arbitrator got the law wrong?
• Can I compel documents from a non-party in an arbitration?
• Can I use 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to get evidence for a foreign arbitration?
• Can statutory claims like antitrust and securities claims be arbitrated?
• Can you move for summary judgment in arbitration?
• Does arbitration have discovery?
• Does going to court for an injunction waive my right to arbitrate?
• Does incorporating the AAA rules delegate arbitrability questions to the arbitrator?
• Do I have to mediate before I can arbitrate?
• Do the rules of evidence apply in an arbitration hearing?
• How are AAA arbitrators selected?
• How are foreign arbitration awards enforced?
• How do I confirm an AAA award, and which court has jurisdiction?
• How do I get a reasoned award?
• How do I start an AAA commercial arbitration?
• How long does a respondent have to answer a Demand for Arbitration?
• Is an AAA arbitration confidential?
• Is arbitration actually cheaper than litigation?
• What are the AAA Expedited Procedures?
• What are the different types of arbitration award?
• What are the grounds to vacate an arbitration award?
• What are the key decisions in drafting an AAA arbitration clause?
• What are the Procedures for Large, Complex Commercial Disputes?
• What changed in the 2022 AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules?
• What factors should I weigh when choosing an arbitrator?
• What happens if a party fails to appear at the arbitration?
• What happens if the arbitrator refuses to hear my evidence?
• What is an emergency arbitrator, and how fast can I get interim relief?
• What is the AAA, and how does it differ from the ICDR?
• What is the deadline to move to vacate an arbitration award?
• What is the Federal Arbitration Act, and what does it do?
• What is the preliminary hearing in an AAA arbitration?
• What must an arbitrator disclose, and can non-disclosure void an award?
• What remedies can an AAA arbitrator award?
• What should a Demand for Arbitration include?
• When must I object to the arbitrator's jurisdiction or a claim's arbitrability?
• When must the arbitrator issue the award?
• Which version of the AAA Commercial Arbitration Rules applies today?
• Who decides whether a dispute is arbitrable — the court or the arbitrator?