Specifications
36 General Terms and Conditions of Service v.9-9-11
damages and relief, including any attorneys’ fees
authorized by law. The arbitrator’s decision and
award is final and binding, with some exceptions
under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), and
judgment on the award may be entered in any court
with jurisdiction.
We each also agree as follows:
(1) “
Disputes” are any claims or controversies
against each other related in any way to or arising
out of in any way our Services or the Agreement,
including, but not limited to, coverage, Devices,
billing services and practices, policies, contract
practices (including enforceability), service claims,
privacy, or advertising, even if it arises after Services
have terminated.
Disputes include claims that you
bring against our employees, agents, affiliates, or
other representatives or that we bring against you. It
also includes but is not limited to claims related in
any way to or arising out of in any way any aspect of
the relationship between us, whether based in
contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation, or any
other legal theory.
(2) If either of us wants to initiate a claim to arbitrate
a Dispute, we each agree to send written notice to
the other providing a description of the dispute, a
description of previous efforts to resolve the dispute,
all relevant documents and supporting information,
and the proposed resolution. Notice to you will be
sent as described in the “Providing Notice to Each
Other Under The Agreement” section and notice to
us will be sent to: General Counsel; Arbitration
Office; 12502 Sunrise Valley Drive, Mailstop
VARESA0202-2C682; Reston, Virginia 20191. We
each agree to make attempts to resolve the dispute
prior to filing a claim for arbitration. If we cannot
resolve the dispute within forty-five (45) days of
receipt of the notice to arbitrate, then we each may
submit the dispute to formal arbitration.