RAU, SHERMAN
& SHANNON'S
TEXAS ADR &
ARBITRATION:
STATUTES AND
COMMENTARY
Commentaries by
Alan Scott Ran
Edward F. Sherman
Brian D. Shannon
2000 Edition
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WEST GROUP
Table of Contents
I. TEXAS STATUTES GOVERNING ALTERNATIVE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Act
[Civil Practice and Remedies Code §§ 154.001-154.073J ---------------Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Systems and Financing Act
(Civil Practice and Remedies Code §§ 152.ool-152.oo5J --------------Texas Trial by Special Judge Act
[Civil Practice and Remedies Code §§ 151.ool-151.013J ------•..-..---Texas Settlement Weeks Act
[Civil Practice and Remedies Code §§ 155.00 1-155.oo6J --------------..
ADR Statement in Pleadings for Marital Dissolution
[Family Code §§ 6.404, 102.0085J ------------.--.-...-..--.-----------------ADR of Family Law Suits
[Family Code §§ 6.60 I, 6.602, 153.0071 J -----.------••.-.-••-.-.----------Friend of the Court
[Fami!y Code §§ 202.00 1-202.005J .-----.-.----------------------------.----Health Care Treatment Decisions
[Civil Praclice and Remedies Code §§ 88.001-88.003J ------------------Evaluations of Tenured Faculty
[Educalion Code § 51.942J -.---------------------.-----------.-.--------------.
Victim·Offender Mediation
[Government Code § 508.324; Code of Criminal Procedure, Articles
5.08 & 26.I3(g), (h)] --------------------------.------------------------MOlor Vehicle Dealer Franchise Disputes
[Civil Slatutes Article 4413(36), §§ 3.07A, 5.02(b)(18)J -----••.-----------ADR in Employment Discrimination Disputes
[Labor Code § 21.003 J ------....----------------.--.---------------..-----------Mediation of Cenain Family Law Disputes by Domestic Relations
Office
[Family Code § 203.004 J --------------------.--.----.-.-.---.-----.-.--.-------Mediation of Residential Construction Disputes
[Property Code § 27.0041 J -----------------------------------------------------
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II. TEXAS AND FEDERAL STATUTES AND
TREATIES GOVERNING ARBITRATION
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A. GENERAL ARBITRATION STATUTES AND TREA TIES
Federal Arbitration Act
[9 U.S.c. §§ 1-307J --------------------------------------------------------IX
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United Nations Convention on tbe Recognition and Enforcement of
Foreign Arbitral Awards ("New York Convention") -.-.-.-------------Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration
("Pan am a Con yen lion") ---------------------------------------_.---------- ----Texas General Arbitration Act
[Civil Practice and Remedies Code §§ 171.001·171.098J
Texas International Commercial Arbitration and Conciliation Act
[Civil Practice and Remedies Code §§ 172.001·172.310] ....•.._........
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B. LABOR ARBITRATION STATUTES
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Arbitration Between Employer and Employed
[Labor Code §§ 102.001·102.075] .•..•.••.......•........... _................
Texas Workers' Compensation Law, Dispute Resolution Provisions
[Labor Code §§ 410.001·410.308; 28 TAC §§ 140.1 et seq., 141.1
et seq., 142.1 et seq., 143.1 et seq., 144.1 ct seq., 145.1,
145.11. 145.12, 147.1 et seq., 148.1 et scq.J ...•....................
Texas Municipal Civil Service Law
[Local Government Code § 143.057J ••.•................... __..............•.
Texas Fire & Police Employee Relations Act
[Local Government Code §§ 174.151·174.164; 174.251·174.253J
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C, OTHER STATUTES DEALING WITH
ARBITRATION IN SPECIFIC CONTEXTS
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Voluntary Arbitration in Patent Disputes
[35 U.S.C. § 294] ...............•............................. _... _...............
Required Conspicuous Notice of Arbitration Clause in Certain
Contract Cases
[Business and Commerce Code §§ 35.52, 35.53J ...........•....•....•....
Required Conspicuous Notice of Arbitration Clause in Medical
Liability Actions
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[RCS Art. 4590i]
Specific Performance of Agreements to Arbitrate Future Disputes
Involving Non-Profit Corporations
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[Civil Practice and Remedies §§ 173.001·173.004J
Arbitration in Seed Performance Disputes
[Agriculture Code §§ 64.001·64.007J ...................................•....
Arbitration in Disputes Over Payment of Workers and Mechanics
Under Public Works Contracts
[Government Code §§ 2258.053·2258.055J ........•......•...•....•...•....
Arbitration Relating to Location, Survey, Sale and Lease of Vacant
and Unsurveyed Public School Land
[Natural Resources Code § 51.194J ..•.••.........__.....................•....
Arbitration in Certain Tax Disputes
[Tax Code § 42.225J _
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Arbitration in Disputes Involving Business Corporations
[Business Corporation Act, RCS Art. 2.30-1] ...-.------------.. _... _.....--
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Arbitration in Disputes Involving Consumer Credit
[Business and Commerce Code § 20.08] ------------------------------------Arbitration in Certain Disputes Involving Health Care Institutions
[Health and Safety Code §§ 242.251-242.269] ---------------------------Arbitration of Certain Annexation Disputes
[Local Government Code §§ 43.0561-43.0565] ----------------------------
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III. SELECTED DISPUTE RESOLUTION
PROVISIONS OF TRANSNATIONAL
TRADE AGREEMENTS
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The North American Free Trade Agreement .-~-_.._--_ ..--.-----------------World Trade Organization -------------------------------------------------------
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IV. TEXAS AND FEDERAL STATUTES AND
RULES RELATING TO SETTLEMENT
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Enforceability of Settlement Agreements
[TRCP Rule II] ------------------------------------------------------------------Openness of Settlement Agreements
[TRCP 76a, 192.6] ---------------------------------------------------------------Prc-Judgment and Post-Judgment Interest
[Finance Code §§ 302.002, 304.001 et seq.; Title 71, Chapter 21,
Article 4590i, §§ 16.0 I, 16.02, Revised Civil Statutes] ---------Pretrial Conferences
[FRCP 16; TRCP 166] ----------------------------------------------------------Orrer of Judgment
[FRCP 68] -------------------------------------------------------------------------Inadmissibility of Offers to Compromise
[FRE 408, 409; TRE 408, 409] -----------------------------------------------DTPA and Insurance Code Mediation and Offers or Settlement
[Business and Commerce Code §§ 17.5051, 17.5052; Insurance
Code, Article 21.21, §§ 16A, 16B] -----------------------------------
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V. TEXAS AND FEDERAL STATUTES AND
RULES CONCERNING ADR
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Texas Supreme Court Order on Mandatory Reports of Judicial
Appointments and Fees ------------------------------~------------------------~
Rules of Trial Courts of Selected Texas Counties --~----.------------------Rules of Selected Texas Courts of Appeals ----------------------------------Selccted Provisions or the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act or 1998
and United Statcs District Court Rules -~~~~~~--~~~-~~~~--------------------
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VI. TEXAS STATUTES AND REGULATIONS
GOVERNING ADR PRACTICE IN STATE
GOVERNMENT
A. STATUTES
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Governmental Dispute Resolution Act
[Governmenl Code §§ 2003.001. 2003.021. 2003.042. 2003.047.
2009.00 I· 2009.055J ...........•..••..•----------------...--------..--...
Negotiated Rulcmaking Act
[Government Code §§ 2008.001-2008.058] .--------------.-................
Open Meetings Act
[Government Code §§ 551.001-551.146J •••.-------------------------------Resolution of Certain Contract Claims Against the State
[Government Code §§ 2260.001-2260.108J -----------------------.--------Authority of State Office of Administrative Hearings
[Government Code § 2003.021(a) & (b)J -.-..••.••......•......-.-...--.....
Administrative Practice and Procedure
[Government Code §§ 2001.00 I. 2001.029. 2001.031. 2001.0561
-Records Management and Archiving
[Governmenl Code §§ 441.091. 441.031 ; Local Government Code
§ 20 1.003(8)] --------------------------.-..••.-.---------------------------
B_ AGENCY REGULATIONS
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
[30 TAC §§ 40.1 et seq.] .....-....---•.-----------------....---------------....Public Utility Commission
(16 TAC §§ 22.30 I et seq.J --------------------....----------------------------Texas Commission on Human Rights
[40 TAC §§ 327.21 et seq.J •...••...........•-----------........•..•....••....-.
State Office of Administrative Hearings
[I TAC §§ 155.1, 155.5, 155.9,155.33,155.37] -.--.---------------------State Office of Administrative HearingslDepartment of Human
Resources
[I TAC §§ 163.1 el seq.] - -----------------------...•-..•....--.-.---General Land Office
[31 TAC § 20.43] ....•--..---.•.....•........--------.--.------..........
Texas Department of Agriculture
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[4 TAC §§ 6.1--6.5J .-.-
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VII. STANDARDS OF PRACTICE GOVERNING ADR
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Texas Supreme Court Code of Judicial Conduct, Canon 4F --------------Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct -------------------------The Texas Lawyer's Creed ------------------------------------------------------Ethical Guidelines for Mediators -----------------------------------------------XII
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ABA Standards of Practice for Lawyer Mediators in Family Disputes -------Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators --------~---.----------------.----Pleadings, Papers, and Sanctions: Federal Rule 11 -----------------.---.---Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes ----------------.--American Arbitration Association Commercial Dispute Resolution
Procedures _. -------------.----------------------------------.--.-------.---------Index
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