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R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-3-15 (2026)

Notice of motion to vacate, modify, or correct award

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Notice of a motion to vacate, modify, or correct an award must be served upon the adverse party or his or her attorney within sixty (60) days after the award is filed or delivered, and before the award is confirmed, as prescribed by law for service of notice of a motion in an action at law. The court may make an order, to be served with the notice of the motion, staying the proceedings of the adverse party to enforce the award.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2023 · leading case: Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Grabbert, 590 A.2d 88 (R.I. 1991).
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Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co. v. Grabbert, 590 A.2d 88 (R.I. 1991). · cites it 2× “Finally Grabbert claims that Aetna’s challenge to the award was not timely filed pursuant to § 10-3-15. The matter before us presents an issue of first impression concerning the propriety of a party-appointed arbitrator’s contingnt fee in an award.”
Liberty Mut. Ins. v. Tavarez, 797 A.2d 480 (R.I. 2002). · cites it 2× “Liberty additionally argues that modification of the arbitration award was improper because the insured’s representatives failed to serve notice of the motion to modify the award within sixty days after the arbitrators rendered the award, as required by G.L.1956 § 10-3-15.…”
Dutson v. Nationwide Mut. Ins., 383 A.2d 597 (R.I. 1978). · cites it 2× “4 In her decision dismissing the complaint, the trial justice observed that the plaintiffs remedy was limited to a motion to vacate and that, according to §10-3-15, such a motion must be filed within 3 months of the filing or delivery of the arbitrator’s award.”
Aponik v. Lauricella, 844 A.2d 698 (R.I. 2004). “Under § 10-3-15, “[t]he court may make an order, to be served with the notice of the motion, staying the proceedings of the adverse party to enforce the award.”
Mullowney v. USAA Cas. Ins. Co. (D.R.I. 2023). · cites it 2× “” R.I. Gen. Laws § 10-3-15. Defendant filed its motion to confirm the award on March 29, 2023, within the one-year limitation period imposed by § 10-3-11.”
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