Suntrust Bank v. Jedon M. Lilliston et al..

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What the court decided

The legal issue is whether a party waives its right to arbitration by acting inconsistently with that right during prior litigation. The Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed the trial court's determination that SunTrust Bank waived its right to arbitrate because it participated in discovery and summary judgment without raising the arbitration issue for over a year and a half, which prejudiced the plaintiffs.