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Appeals court examines whether arbitration award is final or reserved pending commercial‑reasonableness claims

Massachusetts Appeals Court (panel) · March 16, 2026
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In a dispute over a contract addendum and confirmation of an arbitration award, Mass Alternative Care argued the award reserved commercial‑reasonableness issues and should not be collectible as a final judgment; opposing counsel said the award was final and confirmation was proper.

Good afternoon. The panel heard argument about whether an arbitration award confirming ongoing percentage payments under a 2015 contract is final and collectible, or whether the arbitration panel's stated reservation of commercial‑reasonableness claims leaves the award interlocutory and subject to later modification.

Counsel for Mass Alternative Care argued the arbitration panel expressly reserved commercial‑reasonableness…

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