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Question 1

Pat and Don submit their dispute to binding arbitration. A court can set aside the arbitrator’s award if

Don is not satisfied with the award.

Pat is not satisfied with the award.

the award involves at least $75,000.

the award violates public policy or if bad faith was involved.

Question 2

Regarding alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, which if the following is a FALSE statement?

Mediation is a process by which a neutral third party acts as a conciliator and assists the parties to a dispute to reach a compromise solution.

Arbitration is a process whereby the parties to a controversy submit their dispute to a neutral third party, who is not a traditional judge, for a final and binding decision.

An arbitrator's decision generally cannot be appealed to the traditional court system if one of the parties is dissatisfied with the determination and thinks the arbitrator got the facts and the law wrong.

An arbitration clause in a contract between an employer and an employee is as a general rule not