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jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
8. Question
Mon May 28, 2012, 02:15 PM
May 2012

If you and I have a contract in which we say:

"All disputes under this Agreement shall be submitted to binding arbitration by a Shaman who, upon consultation with the Spirits of the Dead, shall be final."

You and I get into a dispute, we put it to the Shaman, and he decides that you owe me $10,000.

Under your proposal, will the Federal Arbitration Act uphold our right of contact if you later say, "That's bullshit, I'm not paying?" and will I be able to get a court order attaching your assets and wages?

Thank you.

(and, for completeness, during the action I bring against you under the FAA, the Shaman testifies, "I consulted with the Spirits of the Dead, and was advised by them to issue the arbitration decision against Cthulu".)

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