WA · rules
Wash. Super. Ct. Civ. Arb. R. 4.1
Restrictions on Communication Between Arbitrator and Parties
No disclosure of any offers of settlement made by any party shall be made to the arbitrator
prior to the announcement of the award. Neither counsel nor a party may communicate with the
arbitrator regarding the merits of the case except in the presence of, or on reasonable notice to, all
other parties.
History
[Adopted effective July 1, 1980; Amended effective September 1, 2001; December 3, 2019.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
- Content hash
8c4030e104029008c8d07f5885bff26c44c545dc067c9fd276675dd92b996280
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