Michigan Compiled Laws

Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1695 (2026)

Arbitration process.

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UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT

Act 371 of 2012

691.1695 Arbitration process.

Sec. 15.

(1) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in the manner that the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding. The authority conferred on the arbitrator includes the power to hold conferences with the parties to the arbitration proceeding before the hearing and, among other matters, determine the admissibility, relevance, materiality, and weight of any evidence.

(2) An arbitrator may decide a request for summary disposition of a claim or particular issue if either of the following applies:

(a) All interested parties agree.

(b) On request of 1 party to the arbitration proceeding if the party gives notice to all other parties to the proceeding and the other parties have a reasonable opportunity to respond.

(3) If an arbitrator orders a hearing, the arbitrator shall set a time and place and give notice of the hearing not less than 5 days before the hearing begins. Unless a party to the arbitration proceeding makes an objection to lack or insufficiency of notice not later than the beginning of the hearing, the party's appearance at the hearing waives the objection. On request of a party to the arbitration proceeding and for good cause shown, or on the arbitrator's own initiative, the arbitrator may adjourn the hearing from time to time as necessary but shall not postpone the hearing to a time later than that fixed by the agreement to arbitrate for making the award unless the parties to the arbitration proceeding consent to a later date. The arbitrator may hear and decide the controversy on the evidence produced although a party who was duly notified of the arbitration proceeding did not appear. The court, on request, may direct the arbitrator to conduct the hearing promptly and render a timely decision.

(4) At a hearing under subsection (3), a party to the arbitration proceeding has a right to be heard, to present evidence material to the controversy, and to cross-examine witnesses appearing at the hearing.

(5) If an arbitrator ceases or is unable to act during the arbitration proceeding, a replacement arbitrator must be appointed in accordance with section 11 to continue the proceeding and to resolve the controversy.

History: 2012, Act 371, Eff. July 1, 2013

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2017–2023 · leading case: 20230202_C357990_51_357990.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023).

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20230202_C357990_51_357990.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). · cites it 5× “(c) An arbitrator refused to postpone the hearing upon showing of sufficient cause for postponement, refused to consider evidence material to the controversy, or otherwise conducted the hearing contrary to [MCL 691.1695], so as to prejudice substantially the rights of a party to…”

John Henry Rozanski v. Fred S Findling (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “(c) An arbitrator refused to postpone the hearing upon showing of sufficient cause for postponement, refused to consider evidence material to the controversy, or otherwise conducted the hearing contrary to [MCL 691.1695], so as to prejudice substantially the rights of a party to…”

Walton & Adams LLC v. Serv. Station Installation (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “MCL 691.1695, which specifically governs the arbitration process, provides as follows: (1) An arbitrator may conduct an arbitration in the manner that the arbitrator considers appropriate for a fair and expeditious disposition of the proceeding.”

Roger Soulliere v. Frank Berger (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “602, which does not address whether the Rules of Evidence apply in arbitration hearings.”

Murray D Wikol v. Select Com. Assets LLC (Mich. Ct. App. 2022). “(1) On motion to the court by a party to an arbitration proceeding, the court shall vacate an award made in the arbitration proceeding if any of the following apply: * * * (c) An arbitrator refused to postpone the hearing upon showing of sufficient cause for postponement,…”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1695(1) — 1 case

Roger Soulliere v. Frank Berger (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “602, which does not address whether the Rules of Evidence apply in arbitration hearings.”

— Mich. Comp. Laws § 691.1695(3) — 3 cases

John Henry Rozanski v. Fred S Findling (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “(c) An arbitrator refused to postpone the hearing upon showing of sufficient cause for postponement, refused to consider evidence material to the controversy, or otherwise conducted the hearing contrary to [MCL 691.1695], so as to prejudice substantially the rights of a party to…”

20230202_C357990_51_357990.Opn.Pdf (Mich. Ct. App. 2023). “(c) An arbitrator refused to postpone the hearing upon showing of sufficient cause for postponement, refused to consider evidence material to the controversy, or otherwise conducted the hearing contrary to [MCL 691.1695], so as to prejudice substantially the rights of a party to…”

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