Court Finds Arbitration Clause Waived Due To Delay In Demanding Arbitration

CONTRACTUAL RIGHT TO ARBITRATION WAIVED BY DELAY AND PREJUDICE TO OPPOSING PARTY The Georgia Court of Appeals chipped away at the trend to submit cases to arbitration whenever possible in SunTrust Bank v. Lilliston, 338 Ga. App. 738, 791 S.E.2d 614 (2016), According to the court of appeals, this was a case of first impression….