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arbitration

[ahr-bi-tray-shuhn] / ˌɑr bɪˈtreɪ ʃən /


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Many companies and other organizations, including some hospitals and physician groups, require customers or patients to take their complaints to private arbitration rather than to court.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The California attorney general will help oversee healthcare giant Kaiser Permanente’s medical arbitration system to ensure it operates fairly under legislation Gov. Gavin Newsom signed late Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Usually, the league asks for an expedited process from the independent arbitration company which handles disciplinary cases.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

In 2021 contracts were actually signed for an undisputed fight, only for Deontay Wilder's successful arbitration case to send Fury into a third fight with the American instead.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

The four boys were looking for possible routes of escape when Red’s brother decided that in arbitration lay his salvation from this swiftly retrograding dilemma.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

“We have many arbitrations pending with UAW right now. So they absolutely have other mechanisms for resolving this conflict,” said Matella.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024

He said the NFL planned “to move forward promptly with arbitrations as directed by the Court and to seek to dismiss the remaining claims.”

From Washington Times ● Mar. 1, 2023

So-called "mass arbitrations," where hundreds or thousands of people file similar individual claims, can cost companies millions of dollars in fees alone.

From Reuters ● Feb. 3, 2023

Simon Lester, current president of WorldTradeLaw.net, which provides summary and analysis of all WTO reports and arbitrations, said “there are pretty strong claims that various aspects of the statue violate a number of WTO obligations.”

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 23, 2022

He attended the courts as usual; went out in the evenings to arbitrations and consultations as of old; dined also at the Garrick as before, and sat up as late at nights as ever.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 by Various




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