Garfinkel v. Morristown Obstetrics & Gynecology Assocs

In Garfinkel v. Morristown Obstetrics & Gynecology Assocs., 333 N.J. Super. 291, 300, 755 A.2d 626 (App.Div.2000), the arbitration clause provided: Except as otherwise expressly set forth in paragraphs 14 and 15 hereof which no party deems to be relevant, any controversy arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement or breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in Morristown, New Jersey, in accordance with the rules then obtaining of the American Arbitration Association, and judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator or arbitrators may be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof. Garfinkel, supra, 333 N.J. Super. at 295, 755 A.2d 626. This court instructed that "the focus remains on the facts underlying the claim rather than the actual legal terms in which the claim is couched." Id. at 304, 755 A.2d 626.