Originally Posted by
PurpleTurtle
Unfortunately the West failed to understand one simple legal reality... An arbitration is only enforceable to the extent provided for in the contract that establishes the arbitration to begin with.. In the case of the Nic, it was the 2005 TA. Both the company and USAPA abided by the 2005 TA, and that contract is now a legal nullity. e.
The odds of a new arbitrator overturning another arbitrators ruling are pretty much zero. The entire arbitration process will be worthless if you can just stick your head in the sand until you find an arbitrator who agrees with you.
There may be a negotiated agreement, but if this goes to arbitration, the NIC list will stand.