Julie Cotton, Plaintiff-Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. William Slone, Defendant-Appellant-Cross-Appellee

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• noting that the case was argued on June 4, 1993, and decided on September 10, 1993
• explaining that “factual allegations are taken as true in light of the general default judgment”
• finding that party’s engagement in discovery procedures not available in arbitration supported waiver finding
• finding that active litigation of the dispute in federal court, undertaking of discovery, filing of substantive motions, and the resultant expense and delay was prejudice sufficient to compel a finding of waiver
• finding prejudice where party “secured for himself the benefits of .pretrial discovery that is often unavailable in an arbitral forum”
• finding waiver where a party “actively litigated” a dispute by taking depositions and making substantive motions

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