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§ 16-108-221. Remedies — Fees and expenses of arbitration proceeding

(a) An arbitrator may award any damages that a court is authorized to award by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standard otherwise applicable to the claim. (b) An arbitrator may award reasonable attorney’s fees and other reasonable expenses […]

§ 16-108-222. Confirmation of award

After a party to an arbitration proceeding receives notice of an award, the party may make a motion to the court for an order confirming the award at which time the court shall issue a confirming order unless the award is modified or corrected under § 16-108-220 or § 16-108-224 or is vacated under § […]

§ 16-108-223. Vacating award

(a) Upon motion to the court by a party to an arbitration proceeding, the court shall vacate an award made in the arbitration proceeding if: (1) the award was procured by corruption, fraud, or other undue means; (2) there was: (A) evident partiality by an arbitrator appointed as a neutral arbitrator; (B) corruption by an […]

§ 16-108-224. Modification or correction of award

(a) Upon motion made within ninety days after the movant receives notice of the award under § 16-108-219 or within ninety days after the movant receives notice of a modified or corrected award under § 16-108-220, the court shall modify or correct the award if: (1) there was an evident mathematical miscalculation or an evident […]

§ 16-108-225. Judgment on award — Attorney’s fees and litigation expenses

(a) Upon granting an order confirming, vacating without directing a rehearing, modifying, or correcting an award, the court shall enter a judgment in conformity with the award. The judgment may be recorded, docketed, and enforced as any other judgment in a civil action. (b) A court may allow reasonable costs of the motion and subsequent […]

§ 16-108-226. Jurisdiction

(a) A court of this state having jurisdiction over the controversy and the parties may enforce an agreement to arbitrate. (b) An agreement to arbitrate providing for arbitration in this State confers exclusive jurisdiction on the court to enter judgment on an award under this subchapter.

§ 16-108-227. Venue

A motion under § 16-108-205 must be made in the court of the county in which the agreement to arbitrate specifies the arbitration hearing is to be held or, if the hearing has been held, in the court of the county in which it was held. Otherwise, the motion may be made in the court […]

§ 16-108-228. Appeals

(a) An appeal may be taken from: (1) an order denying a motion to compel arbitration; (2) an order granting a motion to stay arbitration; (3) an order confirming or denying confirmation of an award; (4) an order modifying or correcting an award; (5) an order vacating an award without directing a rehearing; or (6) […]

§ 16-108-233. Savings clause — Certain actions excluded

(a) This subchapter does not affect an action or proceeding commenced or a right accrued before this subchapter takes effect. (b) This subchapter does not apply to: (1) Personal injury or tort matters; (2) Employer-employee disputes; or (3) An insured or beneficiary under any insurance policy or annuity contract.