§ 572.22

Arbitration Between Metropolitan Airports Commission v. Metropolitan Airports Police Federation · 1989 2 citations

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Kersting v. Royal-Milbank Insurance · 1990 1 citation

We conclude that arbitration is not an “action” within the meaning of the collateral source statute. Thus, its language cannot require its application in arbitration proceedings. This conclusion is also supported by the arbitration act itself. See generally Minn. Stat. ch. 572. When an arbitration award is confirmed by a district court pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 572.18 (1988) “[t]he judgment or decree may be docketed as if rendered in an action.” Minn. Stat. § 572.22, subd. 2 (1988) (emphasis added). This phraseology indicates that arbitration is not a judicial action and that arbitration awards do not become equivalent to court determinations until the award is confirmed and judgment thereon is entered. 2