Consumer Arbitration Agreements: 6.4.1 In General
When a party fails to participate in an arbitration or comply with the applicable rules of the arbitration forum, the other party has at least three options: ask the arbitrator to issue sanctions or award a default judgment, depending on the forum’s rules; go to court and seek a judicial order under section 4 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requiring the delinquent party to comply with the forum’s rules; or ask a court to find that the party’s conduct in failing to participate in the arb