Navigation Court seeks comments on proposed procedures for non-binding arbitration
Justices have set a July 31 deadline for comments to a Supreme Court panel’s proposed amendments that would create a “non-exclusive” list of factors that judges must consider before referring contested civil cases to non-binding arbitration.
The Supreme Court Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy proposes to amend Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.820 (Hearing Procedures for Non-Binding Arbitration).
The proposed revisions establish a “non-exclusive” list of seven factors the presiding judge must consider before referring a case to non-binding arbitration, including:
