Originally published by Gene Roberts.
This blog is written by Lionel M. Schooler, a partner in the Houston office of Jackson Walker L.L.P. He currently serves as the Chair-Elect of the State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and as the Chair-Elect of the Houston Bar Association’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. Mr. Schooler is a frequent writer and speaker on arbitration topics.an arbitrator and member of the State Bar of Texas’ ADR Council. Lonnie is the chair-elect of the ADR Section.
Thank you, Lonnie, for this contribution.
Experienced Arbitrators and advocates frequently use boilerplate terms without pausing to decide what they actually mean. The undoubtedly unanticipated consequence of such casual usage of the term “reasoned award” was on full display on October 8, when the Houston First Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Stage Stores, Inc. v. Gunnerson, addressing a question of first impression: what is meant by the term “reasoned award” in an arbitration clause …
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