CHAPTER 73
ARBITRATION
Subchapter
A. Statutory Arbitration
A.1. Revised Statutory Arbitration
B. Common Law Arbitration
C. Judicial Arbitration
D. Uniform Family Law Arbitration
Enactment. Chapter 73 was added July 9, 1976, P.L.586, No.142, effective 60 days from the date
of final enactment of the act of April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53.
Cross References. Chapter 73 is referred to in section 3942 of Title 62 (Procurement).
SUBCHAPTER A
STATUTORY ARBITRATION
Sec.
7301. Short title of subchapter.
7302. Scope of subchapter.
7303. Validity of agreement to arbitrate.
7304. Court proceedings to compel or stay arbitration.
7305. Appointment of arbitrators by court.
7306. Action by arbitrators.
7307. Hearing before arbitrators.
7308. Representation by attorney.
7309. Witnesses, subpoenas, oaths and depositions.
7310. Award of arbitrators.
7311. Change of award by arbitrators.
7312. Fees and expenses of arbitration.
7313. Confirmation of award by court.
7314. Vacating award by court.
7315. Modification or correction of award by court.
7316. Judgment or decree on award.
7317. Form and service of applications to court.
7318. Court and jurisdiction.
7319. Venue of court proceedings.
7320. Appeals from court orders.
Enactment. The heading of Subchapter A was added July 9, 1976, P.L.586, No.142, effective 60
days from the date of final enactment of the act of April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53,
and the remaining provisions were added October 5, 1980, P.L.693, No.142, effective
in 60 days.
Cross References. Subchapter A is referred to in sections 7321.4, 7341 of this title.
§ 7301. Short title of subchapter.
This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Arbitration Act."
Notes of Decisions
Taylor v. Extendicare Health Facilities, Inc., 113 A.3d 317 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
· cites it 3× “Ex-tendicare filed preliminary objections to the complaint averring that the claims *320 against it should be submitted to binding arbitration governed by the Pennsylvania Uniform Arbitration Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 7301 et seq., as provided in an arbitration agreement executed on…”
Taylor v. Extendicare Health Facilities, Inc., 147 A.3d 490 (Pa. 2016).
“The Parties’ recourse to a court of law shall be limited to an action to enforce a binding arbitration decision or mediation settlement agreement entered in accordance with this Agreement or to vacate such a decision based on the limited grounds set forth in [the Uniform…”
Moscatiello v. Hilliard, 939 A.2d 325 (Pa. 2007).
· cites it 2× “The trial court dismissed the petition as untimely, holding Pennsylvania's 30-day time limit for challenging arbitration awards was not preempted by the three-month FAA time limit in 9 U.S.C. § 12 .”
Selected Risks Ins. Co. v. Thompson, 552 A.2d 1382 (Pa. 1989).
· cites it 2× “142, § 501(a), 42 Pa.C.S. § 7301 et seq. [4] Section 7314(a)(1)(iii) provides: (a) General rule.”
Popskyj v. Keystone Ins., 565 A.2d 1184 (Pa. 1989).
· cites it 4× “, that we may review for an error of law, appellant cites the following provision, in relevant part, from the Pennsylvania Uniform Arbitration Act of 1980, [3] 42 Pa.C.S. § 7301, et seq: § 7302. Scope of subchapter * * * * * * (d) Special application.”
Messa v. State Farm Ins., 641 A.2d 1167 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1994).
· cites it 2× “, supra, was governed by common law principles of arbitration, its rationale is equally applicable to cases governed by the Uniform Arbitration Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 7301, et seq. It is well settled that unless restricted by the agreement of submission, arbitrators are the final…”
Boris v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 515 A.2d 21 (Pa. 1986).
· cites it 2× “Accordingly, the arbitration award is modified to the single vehicle coverage limit of $30,000.”
Haegele v. Pennsylvania Gen. Ins., 479 A.2d 1005 (Pa. 1984).
· cites it 2× “Thereupon, the matter proceeded to arbitration under the terms of the Pennsylvania Uniform Arbitration *485 Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 7301 et seq. 3 After a hearing on the merits, the arbitrators unanimously found in favor of the Estate for $60,000.”
Vertical Resources, Inc. v. Bramlett, 837 A.2d 1193 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2003).
“Since the agreement at issue does not expressly provide for statutory arbitration pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 7301 et seq., there is a presumption of agreement to arbitrate *1203 pursuant to 42 Pa.”
Lycoming Cnty. v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd., 943 A.2d 333 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2008).
“The difficulties [the employer] might have had in reconciling the arbitrator’s award with the PLRB’s resolution of the unfair practice charged, cannot take precedence over Section 1301 of [Act 195], 43 P.”
Tp. of Moon v. Pol. Off.. of Tp. of Moon, 498 A.2d 1305 (Pa. 1985).
“In fact the procedure described in section 4 sets forth time limits that are clearly related to a contract negotiation impasse and not to an alleged grievance.”
Wallace, R. v. State Farm Mut. Auto., 199 A.3d 1249 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018).
“Third, she argues that the award should be set aside based upon Arbitrator Rickles's failure to recuse himself. Id. at 14-15.”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7301(d)(2) — 1 case
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.