Schuiling v. Harris

PRESENT: All the Justices WILLIAM SCHUILING OPINION BY v. Record No. 121582 JUSTICE WILLIAM C. MIMS September 12, 2013 SAMANTHA HARRIS FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FAIRFAX COUNTY Leslie M. Alden, Judge In this appeal, we consider whether a provision in an arbitration agreement designating a specified arbitrator is an integral part of the agreement, thereby rendering the agreement unenforceable upon the unavailability of the designee. I. BACKGROUND AND MATERIAL PROCEEDINGS BELOW The facts are not in dispute. In 2007, William Schuiling hired Samantha Harris as his full-time, live-in housecleaner.…