Category: vacating arbitration awards
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FAA or State Arbitration Law?
Which Applies & When? By Leslie King O’Neal The 100-year-old Federal Arbitration Act[i] (“FAA”)[ii] applies to all written agreements to arbitrate disputes involving interstate commerce, which is broadly defined.[iii] But SCOTUS cases interpreting the FAA have created confusion about whether the FAA or state arbitration law applies when there is a transaction involving interstate…
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Effect of “Manifest Disregard of Law”
By Leslie King O’Neal 5th Circuit Holds “Manifest Disregard of Law” Not Basis to Vacate Award Is an arbitrator’s “manifest disregard of law” a basis to vacate an arbitration award? What does “manifest disregard of law” mean? Do all the federal circuits agree on use of “manifest disregard of law?” A recent case from the…
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How Much AI in Arbitration is Too Much?
By Leslie King O’Neal If Arbitrator Uses AI in Drafting Award, Is It Grounds for Vacatur? If an arbitrator uses artificial intelligence to draft an arbitration award, is he or she acting outside the arbitration agreement’s scope, permitting vacatur under FAA §10(a)(4)? This issue was raised in a recently filed petition to vacate arbitration award…
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Same Parties, Four Arbitrations, Four Different Awards
By Leslie King O’Neal A Texas-Size Dispute It’s been said everything is bigger in Texas. Covering 268,596 square miles, the Lone Star State is second largest in the U.S. by area.[i] Texas also creates some major disputes, as the recent 5th Circuit decision in Sullivan et al. v. Feldman et al[ii] illustrates. This case…
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Can Arbitration Award Be Vacated for Improper Pleading?
By Leslie King O’Neal In Ferraro Law Firm v. Royal Merchant Holdings (“Ferraro”),[i] a Florida appellate court vacated an arbitration award, holding improper pleading of a claim made the hearing fundamentally unfair. Should “improper pleading” be grounds to vacate an arbitration award? The Royal Merchant Litigation Ferraro started as an Ohio dispute between Royal…
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Courts Uphold Arbitrators’ Contract Interpretations–Right or Wrong
By Leslie King O’Neal Parties Bargained for Arbitrator’s Interpretation–Courts Won’t Usurp Function Many arbitration agreements grant arbitrators broad powers, including contract interpretation. The two cases in this post show the difficulty in vacating arbitration awards by claiming the arbitrator misinterpreted the contract. As stated in Hidroelectrica Santa Rita S.A. v. Corporacion AIC, SA, “Parties to…
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Texting Witness Re: Answers During Testimony Results in Vacating Arbitration Award
Texting witnesses during testimony at arbitration constitutes fraud, resulting in court vacating arbitration award.
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