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2023 Tennessee Code
Title 29 - REMEDIES AND SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS (§§ 29-1-101 — 29-43-101)
Chapter 5 - ARBITRATION (§§ 29-5-101 — 29-5-331)
Part 3 - UNIFORM ARBITRATION ACT (§§ 29-5-301 — 29-5-331)
Section 29-5-322 - Remedies - Fees, and expenses of arbitration proceeding
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TN Code § 29-5-322 (2023)
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- (a) In all cases in which the agreement of the parties does not exclude the seeking of punitive damages, an arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary relief, if the award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standards otherwise applicable to the claim.
- (b) An arbitrator may award reasonable attorney's fees and other reasonable expenses of arbitration, if the award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim or by the agreement of the parties to the arbitration proceeding.
- (c) As to all remedies other than those authorized by subsections (a) and (b), an arbitrator may order remedies as the arbitrator considers just and appropriate under the circumstances of the arbitration proceeding. The fact that a remedy could not or would not be granted by the court is not a ground for refusing to confirm an award under § 29-5-323 or for vacating an award under § 29-5-324.
- (d) An arbitrator's expenses and fees, together with other expenses, must be paid as provided in the award.
- (e) If an arbitrator awards punitive damages or other exemplary relief under subsection (a), then the arbitrator must specify in the award the basis in fact justifying, and the basis in law authorizing, the award and state separately the amount of the punitive damages or other exemplary relief.
Added by 2023 Tenn. Acts, ch. 319, s 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
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