129 N.C. App. 84 - Sullivan v. Bright’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
10 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Cyclone Roofing Co. v. David M. LaFave Co. · Humphries v. City of Jacksonville · Servomation Corp. v. Hickory Construction Co. · 113 N.C. App. 89 - Hackett v. Bonta · 99 N.C. App. 207 - Sturm v. Schamens
Most-quoted passages
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“Because of the reluctance to find waiver, we hold that a party has impliedly waived its contractual right to arbitration if by its delay or by actions it takes which are inconsistent with arbitration, another party to the contract is prejudiced by the order compelling arbitration. A party may be prejudiced if, for example, it is forced to bear the expenses of a lengthy trial; evidence helpful to a party is lost because of delay in the seeking of arbitration; a party's opponent takes advantage of judicial discovery procedures not available in arbitration; or, by reason of delay, a party has taken steps in litigation to its detriment or expended significant amounts of money thereupon.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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