Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Re: arbitral award and compromise agreement

That question is a little confusing. I am assuming that you are referring to an arbitration award. If there was an arbitration, then you may have agreed to the arbitration before it took place, through a contract or a stipulation. A party's signature is normally required to commence arbitration, but there are some exceptions in employment situations.

An arbitration award can become a judgment, as if a judgment had been awarded in an action through what is known as a petition to confirm an arbitration award. This will then allow you or the other party to collect on the arbitration award.

It is not clear from your question whether the award was against you or in your favor. If the arbitration award was against you, an attorney would not take that case on a contingency, because you would be defending the matter.

You may want to redraft and repost your question to clarify that, because the way it is currently worded, may be frightening some attorneys away.

Very truly yours,

Re: arbitral award and compromise agreement

I would need more information to answer your question. Was there an arbitration award made in your favor? In which state? Was there a settlement agreement providing payment of money to you? Feel free to e-mail me with this info. and maybe I can discuss this with you further.