Lee v. Heftel

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• noting that any doubts concerning the scope of arbitrable issues should be resolved in favor of arbitration
• examining the plaintiffs “general allegations” to determine if a claim was arbitrable
• “[W]e emphasize the importance of utilizing alternative methods of dispute resolution in an effort to reduce the growing number of cases that crowd our courts each year.”
• \[W]e emphasize the importance of utilizing alternative methods of dispute resolution in an effort to reduce the growing number of cases that crowd our courts each year.\
• “[T]he proclaimed public policy [supporting Hawaii’s arbitration statutes] is to encourage arbitration as a means of settling differences and thereby avoiding litigation. [A]ny doubts concerning the scope of arbitrable issues should be resolved in favor of arbitration[.]”
• “when presented with a motion to compel arbitration,” the court must first decide whether an arbitration agreement exists between the parties before proceeding to the question of whether the dispute is arbitrable under the agreement

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).