Unless the arbitration agreement otherwise provides or the parties to the arbitration otherwise agree, each party to the arbitration shall pay his pro rata share of the expenses and fees of the neutral arbitrator, together with other expenses of the arbitration incurred or approved by the neutral arbitrator, not including counsel fees or witness fees or other expenses incurred by a party for his own benefit.
Cal. Civ. Proc. Code § 1284.2
Conduct of Arbitration Proceedings
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case Nagrampa v. MailCoups, Inc. (2006)
Most recently applied in 886 F. Supp. 2d 1170 - Lima v. Gateway, Inc. (August 2012)
Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 461.
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