Abstract
This article examines some of the cases in which courts have enforced arbitration clauses in personal injury litigation and considers why courts have reached the outcomes they have. It evaluates the ways that arbitration can disturb the traditional values of procedural justice, contractual fairness and the enforcement of tort-based duties. It suggests changes in the law regarding mandatory arbitration of personal injury claims and explores the extent to which change is possible.
Citation
Elizabeth G. Thornburg,
Contracting with Tortfeasors: Mandatory Arbitration Clauses and Personal Injury Claims,
67 Law and Contemporary Problems
253-278
(Winter 2004)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.duke.edu/lcp/vol67/iss1/10