ions, concerning the facts and the applicable law, as well as supervise the discovery conducted by the parties before the arbitration hearing and rule on any motions by the parties. Arbitrators depend to a large extent on the cooperation of the parties who select the arbitrators from panels of neutrals, shape the issues by their pleadings and to a large extent influence the procedure followed by the arbitrators within broad parameters set by arbitral bodies such as the AAA. Standardized PDAA clauses appear in many private contracts, including leases and home owner association agreements, employment agreements, insurance policies, medical caregiver-patient agreements, bank deposits and contracts between private investors and brokerage firms. As their use have increased, arbitration proceedings have tended to become more formal and structured and slower, but are still appreciably less expensive and produce speedier outcomes than most court cases.
With some exceptions, court proceedings are open to the public. Both arbitrations an
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