Minnesota · statute · Minn. Stat. ch. 572B · 31 active provisions
In sections 572B.01 to 572B.31: (1) "Arbitration organization" means a neutral association, agency, board, commission, or other entity that initiates, sponsors, or administers arbitration proceedings or is involved in the appointment of arbitrators. (2) "Arbitrator" means an individual appointed to render an award in a…
Unless the parties to an agreement to arbitrate otherwise agree or except as otherwise provided in sections 572B.01 to 572B.31, a person gives notice to another person by taking action that is reasonably necessary to inform the other person in the ordinary course of business, whether or not the other person acquires kn…
(a) Sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 govern agreements to arbitrate entered into: (1) on or after August 1, 2011; and (2) before August 1, 2011, if all parties to the agreement to arbitrate or to arbitration proceedings agree in a record to be governed by sections 572B.01 to 572B.31. (b) On or after August 1, 2011, sections…
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), the parties to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding may waive or vary the requirements of sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 to the extent permitted by law. (b) Before a controversy arises that is subject to an agreement to arbitrate, the partie…
(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 572B.28, an application for judicial relief under sections 572B.01 to 572B.31 must be made by motion to the court and heard in the manner and upon the notice provided by law or rule of court for making and hearing motions. (b) Notice of an initial motion to the court under se…
(a) An agreement contained in a record to submit to arbitration any existing or subsequent controversy arising between the parties to the agreement is valid, enforceable, and irrevocable except upon a ground that exists at law or in equity for the revocation of contract. (b) The court shall decide whether an agreement…
(a) On motion of a person showing an agreement to arbitrate and alleging another person's refusal to arbitrate pursuant to the agreement, the court shall order the parties to arbitrate if the refusing party does not appear or does not oppose the motion. If the refusing party opposes the motion, the court shall proceed…
(a) Before an arbitrator is appointed and is authorized and able to act, the court, upon motion of a party to an arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, may enter an order for provisional remedies to protect the effectiveness of the arbitration proceeding to the same extent and under the same conditions as if…
(a) A person initiates an arbitration proceeding by giving notice in a record to the other parties to the agreement to arbitrate in the agreed manner between the parties or, in the absence of agreement, by mail certified or registered, return receipt requested and obtained, or by service as authorized for the initiatio…
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d), upon motion of a party to an agreement to arbitrate or to an arbitration proceeding, the court may order consolidation of separate arbitration proceedings as to all or some of the claims if: (1) there are separate agreements to arbitrate or separate arbitrati…
(a) If the parties to an agreement to arbitrate agree on a method for appointing an arbitrator, that method must be followed, unless the method fails. If the parties have not agreed on a method, the agreed method fails, or an arbitrator appointed fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed, the cou…
(a) Before accepting appointment, an individual who is requested to serve as an arbitrator, after making a reasonable inquiry, shall disclose to all parties to the agreement to arbitrate and arbitration proceeding and to any other arbitrators any known facts that a reasonable person would consider likely to affect the…
If there is more than one arbitrator, the powers of the arbitrators must be exercised by a majority of them.
(a) An arbitrator is immune from civil liability to the same extent as a judge of a court in this state acting in a judicial capacity. (b) The immunity afforded by this section supplements any other immunity. (c) If an arbitrator does not make a disclosure required by section 572B.12, the nondisclosure does not cause a…
(a) The arbitrator may conduct the arbitration in such manner as the arbitrator considers appropriate so as to aid in the fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred upon the arbitrator includes the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitration proceeding before the heari…
A party to an arbitration proceeding may be represented by a lawyer.
(a) An arbitrator may issue a subpoena for the attendance of a witness and for the production of records and other evidence at any hearing and may administer oaths. A subpoena must be served in the manner for service of subpoenas in a civil action and, upon motion to the court by a party to the arbitration proceeding o…
If an arbitrator makes a pre-award ruling in favor of a party to the arbitration proceeding, the party may request the arbitrator to incorporate the ruling into an award under section 572B.19. The successful party may file a motion to the court for an expedited order to confirm the award under section 572B.22, in which…
(a) An arbitrator shall make a record of an award. The record must be authenticated by any arbitrator who concurs with the award. The arbitrator or the arbitration organization shall give notice of the award, including a copy of the award, to each party to the arbitration proceeding. (b) An award must be made within th…
(a) On motion to an arbitrator by a party to the arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator may modify or correct an award: (1) upon the grounds stated in section 572B.24, subsection (a)(1) or (3); (2) because the arbitrator has not made a final and definite award upon a claim submitted by the parties to the arbitration pr…
(a) An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary relief if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standards otherwise applicable to the claim. (b) An arbitrator may award attorney fees and…
After a party to the arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may file a motion with the court for an order confirming the award, at which time the court shall issue such an order unless the award is modified or corrected pursuant to section 572B.20 or 572B.24 or is vacated pursuant to section 572B…
(a) Upon motion of a party to the arbitration proceeding, the court shall vacate an award if: (1) the award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue means; (2) there was: (A) evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral; (B) corruption by an arbitrator; or (C) misconduct by an arbitrator prejudic…
(a) Upon motion filed within 90 days after the movant receives notice of the award in a record pursuant to section 572B.19 or within 90 days after the movant receives notice of an arbitrator's award in a record on a motion to modify or correct an award pursuant to section 572B.20, the court shall modify or correct the…
(a) Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity therewith. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action. (b) A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion a…