Bob Schultz Motors, Inc., a Missouri Corporation v. Kawasaki Motors Corporation, U.S.A., a Delaware Corporation

BOWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This dispute between a motorcycle dealer, Bob Schultz Motors (Schultz), and its distributor, Kawasaki, was submitted to arbitration pursuant to the “Dealer Sales and Service Agreement” that governed the parties’ relationship. The arbitrator ruled in favor of Kawasaki on all counts. However, following a hearing on costs and attorney fees allowed under the arbitration provision, the arbitrator ruled that the last sentence in the arbitration provision, which awarded costs and fees to the prevailing party, was unconscionable, was a contract of adhesion, and was therefore…