Supreme Court of Arkansas

Joshua Kilgore, Appellant v. Robert Mullenax and Senior Dental Care, LLC, Appellees — Hart, J., Dissenting

June 1, 20172017 Ark. LEXIS 170

Summary

The dissent condemns arbitration as an unjust substitute for judicial resolution, emphasizing that it can impose greater costs and sharply limit judicial review. It argues that the arbitrator's decision should have been vacated because the arbitrator ignored Arkansas public policy protecting whistleblowers. The dissent would reject expediency when it comes at the expense of equal access to justice.