This is a sample California arbitration brief that was used in a personal injury case that went to arbitration.

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12 Plaintiff, ) PLAINTIFF_______________’S ARBITRATION
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25 1 1 1PLAINTIFF ‘S ARBITRATION BRIEF
26 Plaintiff, _____________________ (“Plaintiff”) herein submits his Arbitration Brief.
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STATEMENT OF CASE
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On __________________, Defendant, _________________________ (“Ms. __________”)
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was driving her _______________ in an unincorporated area of ____________ County at the
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8 _______________was making a left turn onto _____________ from __________________
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across oncoming traffic.
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_____________________’s statement is that when she started to turn she saw a black SUV,
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driven by Defendant (“Mr. ___________”) coming at her with the green traffic light. Mr.
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13 ________________ could not stop his vehicle before colliding with Ms. ’s Jeep. Because of the
14 collision and momentum, both vehicles careened into Plaintiff’s _____________________.
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You need to put in the facts of your particular case in the above
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17 paragraph. Explain where the accident happened, where it happened
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and what exactly happened.
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20 The California Highway Patrol Officer who responded to the scene, officer
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_______________, concluded that Ms. _________________ was at fault in the collision by making a
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left turn into oncoming traffic without safely being able to do so, which is a violation of Vehicle
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Code § 21801(a). A true and correct copy of the Traffic Collision Report and supporting documents
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25 prepared by officer _____________ are attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by
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3. 1 Be sure to quote the police report especially if the officer
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concludes the defendant was at fault by violating some provision of the
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Vehicle Code. Be sure to quote the correct section violated. Do NOT
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Plaintiff’s vehicle suffered severe damage, and his lap-top computer was thrown out of the
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window during the collision, his GPS navigational system hit Plaintiff in the head during the
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collision; and his bike rack was knocked from his vehicle and bent during the collision. Plaintiff has
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11 had to pay the sum of $______________ just for the damages to his truck and his personal items that
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Plaintiff is seeking $_______________ in special damages including loss of earnings,
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medical bills, damage to work truck, loss of use of work truck, and damage to personal property, and
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$______________ general damages for pain and suffering.
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have doctor’s reports detailing injuries mention them in here and
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include them as an Exhibit.
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23 PLAINTIFF’S CONTENTIONS
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manner as to avoid causing injury to other persons and vehicles. Defendants failed to do so. But for
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the negligence of both Defendants, Plaintiff would not have suffered injuries.
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