{"id":900119,"date":"2022-07-06T16:01:07","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T22:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/?p=900119"},"modified":"2022-07-06T16:01:17","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T22:01:17","slug":"baseball-arbitration-construction-disputes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/baseball-arbitration-construction-disputes\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction Disputes and \u2018Baseball\u2019 Arbitration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Charles Jeremiah | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonlewis.com\/publication\/construction-disputes-and-baseball-arbitration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Jackson Lewis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A form of dispute resolution called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/arbitration-clause-should-work-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cbaseball\u201d arbitration<\/a> has increased in use and popularity in the construction industry to resolve all types of disputes, including employment disputes. The procedure has unique mechanisms that may be beneficial to construction industry employers in resolving disputes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Basics<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>While long-used successfully in salary negotiations in major league baseball, baseball arbitration is not limited to salary negotiations or major league sports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In baseball arbitration, the pre-arbitration proceedings and arbitration hearing itself are not necessarily any different than any standard arbitration. However, in this type of arbitration, each party submits a proposed award \u2014 a single figure \u2014 to the arbitrator. The arbitrator&nbsp;<em>must<\/em>&nbsp;select one of the two numbers submitted, period. There is no middle ground. This strict requirement creates an interesting dynamic, with heightened pressure on the parties to objectively take stock of their respective positions, be as reasonable as possible, and be able to justify their proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Benefits of Baseball Arbitration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>A compelling reason behind the use of baseball arbitration is that, all too often, arbitrators are at least perceived to render a compromised award by \u201csplitting the baby.\u201d This can be detrimental to parties who, in fact, are reasonable in their view of a claim\u2019s value, but far from their opponent\u2019s estimation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baseball arbitration forces the parties to focus on what relief they genuinely and realistically believe they are entitled to and, accordingly, can increase the efficiency of the process while creating pressure to promote a just (and, perhaps, agreed) resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Implement Baseball Arbitration<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Baseball arbitration is a creature of contract. It could be embodied in a two-party employee arbitration agreement or a collective bargaining agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Arbitration Association, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution, and independent arbitrators have recognized and honored baseball arbitration contract provisions.&nbsp;<em>See, e.g.,<\/em>&nbsp;ICDR Final Offer Arbitration Supplementary Rules at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icdr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">icdr.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While arbitration awards rarely are subject to court review (absent limited circumstances of impropriety), baseball arbitration provisions have been acknowledged and enforced by various courts over the years.&nbsp;<em>See, e.g., Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. v. Bank of Okla<\/em>., 2007 WL 3171533 (W.D. Ky. Oct. 25, 2007).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baseball arbitration may not be well-suited to complex contractual disputes involving multiple claims between multiple parties and varied types of relief (<em>e.g<\/em>., specific performance). It&nbsp;<em>may<\/em>&nbsp;be a best fit for employment disputes, which typically involve two parties \u2014 employer and employee \u2014 and a discrete claim for damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the framework, there are many ways to structure a baseball arbitration provision to vary the timing and disclosure of offers by the parties and the rendition of the award. For example, a variation called \u201cnight baseball arbitration\u201d provides that the arbitrator renders the award without being informed of the written proposals. Then, the award is modified to conform to the closest of the proposals. Indeed, care should be taken to address the details of the process in such agreements. However structured, this device creates pressure that often leads to a negotiated, amicable resolution\u00a0<em>before<\/em>\u00a0the parties spend resources trying the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>When one of your cases is in need of a construction expert, estimates, insurance appraisal or umpire services in defect or insurance disputes &#8211; please call Advise &amp; Consult, Inc. at 888.684.8305, or email <a href=\"mailto:experts@adviseandconsult.net\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">experts@adviseandconsult.net<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charles Jeremiah | Jackson Lewis A form of dispute resolution called \u201cbaseball\u201d arbitration has increased in use and popularity in the construction industry to resolve all types of disputes, including employment disputes. The procedure has unique mechanisms that may be beneficial to construction industry employers in resolving disputes. Basics While long-used successfully in salary negotiations&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.myconstructionexpert.com\/blog\/baseball-arbitration-construction-disputes\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Construction Disputes and \u2018Baseball\u2019 Arbitration<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[41,436],"tags":[9895,8931,11235,11714,204],"class_list":["post-900119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arbitration","category-dispute-resolution-2","tag-advise-consult","tag-alternate-dispute-resolution","tag-arbitration-dispute-resolution","tag-baseball-arbitration","tag-construction-disputes","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Construction Disputes and \u2018Baseball\u2019 Arbitration - Advise &amp; 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