Wold Architects and Engineers v. Strat

We granted leave in this case to determine: whether “common-law” arbitration should be deemed preempted by the Michigan arbitration act (MAA), MCL 600.5001 et seq., and, if common-law arbitration continues to exist, (1) what language must be included in an agreement to make it subject to the rules of statutory arbitration; (2) whether common-law arbitration agreements should be unilaterally revocable; and (3) whether the arbitration in this case, if it was common-law arbitration, became statutory arbitration because of the conduct of the parties during the arbitration process.

We hold that…