Ohio Code 2712.52 – Consolidating arbitration
(A) If the parties to two or more arbitration agreements have agreed, in their respective arbitration agreements or otherwise, to consolidate the arbitrations arising out of those arbitration agreements, the court of common pleas, on application by one party with the consent of all the other parties to those arbitration agreements, may do one or more of the following:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2712.52
- Arbitral tribunal: means a sole arbitrator or a panel of arbitrators. See Ohio Code 2712.01
- Arbitration: means any arbitration, whether or not administered by a permanent arbitral institution. See Ohio Code 2712.01
- Court: means a body or an organ of the judicial system of a state. See Ohio Code 2712.01
- Party: means a party to an arbitration or conciliation agreement. See Ohio Code 2712.01
(1) Order the arbitrations to be consolidated on terms the court considers just and necessary;
(2) If all the parties cannot agree on an arbitral tribunal for the consolidated arbitration, appoint an arbitral tribunal in accordance with section 2712.20 of the Revised Code;
(3) If all the parties cannot agree on any other matter necessary to conduct the consolidated arbitration, make any other order it considers necessary.
(B) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the parties to two or more arbitrations from agreeing to consolidate those arbitrations and taking any steps that are necessary to effect that consolidation.