Legal Opinion
MCR of America, Inc. v. Greene
Court of Special Appeals of Maryland
Decided November 26, 2002No. 1274, Sept. Term 2000PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAUSER, Judge.
We are asked to determine whether an arbitrator can impose sanctions on an attorney, representing a party to the arbitration, for misconduct. In this case, the arbitrator sanctioned the offending attorney1 by making him jointly responsible with his client for a portion of the award of fees and costs his client was ordered to pay, as the non-prevailing party in the proceeding below. In deciding this issue and others presented by the parties, we shall take this opportunity to illumine the role and powers of the arbitrator under Maryland law.
This case arose from an employment…
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