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April 10th, 2012 
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Giorgianni v Crowley 197 Cal.App.4th 1462 (6) (2011) Crowley represented Giorgianni in family law matter. Giorgianni prevailed in fee arbitration. Crowley filed de novo trial request in small claims court. San-Diego-Auto-Accident-lawyer Giorgianni filed petition in superior court to confirm arbitration award, claiming Crowley’s de novo request was filed in wrong court–arbitration award exceeded $5K. Petition granted, reversed. [1] Nonbinding fee arbitration becomes binding only if neither side rejects it. Filing a timely small claims action is a rejection. Once Crowley rejected the award, the matter is “as if no arbitration had occurred.” Thus a party may file in small claims. Different result if matter is to “confirm, correct, or vacate ” an unrejected award. San Diego personal injury attorney