Wu alleges negligence against each of the defendants, including against Uber pursuant to a theory of respondeat superior. This guide encompasses eight relevant arbitration topics with the aim of offering a comprehensive overview of arbitration in New York.Topics are issues that have arisen in court decisions under the Convention, as identified in the Commentaries in the Yearbook Commercial Arbitration. This is a procedure in which a personal injury claim goes before one or more arbitrators to resolve a dispute. An arbitrator is an experienced lawyer with special training in small claims cases. Those contract drafters who favour binding arbitration because of the opportunity to select arbitrators having specialised expertise in both. The Arbitration Agreement. 6. Definition of arbitration agreement. We granted petitioner leave to appeal so that we might consider certain problems in the law of arbitration. The arbitrator is typically an attorney with extensive experience in motor vehicle accident cases.