Editor’s note: The following column spells out and discusses a hypothetical situation.

Bob likes arbitration because it provides his clients with speedy, efficient and cost-saving results. One rub, however, is that some arbitrators flatly refuse to consider summary judgment motions. They reason that, “I was hired to give the parties a hearing where each party can present evidence, cross-examine witnesses and make arguments.”

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