Optimer International, Inc. v. RP Bellevue, LLC

¶1 This case centers on an arbitration agreement contained in a lease between a landlord, RP Bellevue LLC and its commercial tenant, Optimer International Inc. Pursuant to that lease, Optimer sought to arbitrate a dispute with RP Bellevue. Dissatisfied with the result of that arbitration, RP Bellevue sought review of the arbitration award in superior court. The superior court dismissed the case based on its determination that the parties had validly waived any judicial review of the arbitration award. We hold that the lease does not validly waive the judicial review of an arbitration award…