Hales v. ProEquities, Inc.

The Haleses assert that preparation for a jury trial is more expensive than preparation for an arbitration. In Big ValleyHome Center, Inc. v. Mullican, 774 So.2d 558, 562 (Ala. 2000), this Court found prejudice where the party seeking arbitration had waited until the eve of trial to invoke its right and the attorneys for the party opposing arbitration "had invested time and money preparing for a trial on the merits." Yet in JerichoManagement, Inc. v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Co. ofTennessee, 811 So.2d 514, 515 (Ala. 2001), this Court found no intent to abandon the right to arbitrate…