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Vacation of Arbitration Award for Manifest Disregard of the Law Is “Exceedingly Rare,” Requires “Egregious Impropriety”

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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a petition to vacate a $65 million arbitration award based on the petitioner’s argument that the arbitrator’s decision was in “manifest disregard of the...more

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Georgia Court of Appeals Reverses Confirmation of Arbitration Award Finding Arbitrator Ignored Contractual Language

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Interstate National Dealer Services, Inc. (“INDS”) challenged an arbitration award pursuant to OCGA § 9-9-13(b)(3), alleging the arbitrators overstepped their authority, and (5) the arbitrator’s manifest disregard of the law....more

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New York Federal Court Confirms Arbitration Award Where Plaintiff Offered No Grounds to Vacate, Modify, or Correct Award

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PB Life and Annuity Co. Ltd. brought this action seeking a declaratory judgment that a breach of contract dispute with Universal Life Insurance Co. was not subject to arbitration and must be litigated in federal or state...more

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€643 Million Arbitration Award Was Within Arbitration Panel’s Power to Award and Not a Result of Manifest Disregard of the Law

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Precision Castparts Corp. purchased companies with manufacturing facilities in the United States and Germany for €800 million. After the sale closed, Precision discovered that the seller had “manipulated financial documents...more

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First Circuit Affirms Confirmation of FINRA Award Over Claim That Arbitration Panel Should Have Held Investment Firm Liable Under...

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The First Circuit has affirmed the confirmation of a FINRA award over an appellant’s claim that the arbitrators erred by, among other things, not holding an investment firm liable under the doctrine of respondeat superior....more

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Third Circuit Affirms Confirmation of Arbitration Award Despite Challenge That Damages Figure Was Completely Irrational

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In a challenge to an arbitration award on the basis that the arbitrators exceeded their powers in determining damages, the Third Circuit affirmed the District of New Jersey’s confirmation of the award....more

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First Circuit Refuses to Vacate Arbitration Award Following Stock Dispute

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The First Circuit recently denied a corporation’s numerous arguments seeking to vacate an arbitration award in favor of the individual who sold an entity to the corporation. The court’s decision reflected the narrow review of...more

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Court Denies Petition to Vacate Arbitration Award Based on Judicial Estoppel

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This case arises out of plaintiff John B. Napoleone’s failure to repay a sign-on bonus of $100,000 to his former employer, defendant S2K Financial LLC, under the terms of his employment agreement. S2K commenced an arbitration...more

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U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland Confirms Arbitration Award

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Plaintiff David Balch entered into a contract with Oracle Corp. to close a large government contract known as the “Mega Deal.” After closing the Mega Deal, Balch received a bonus that was less than he believed he was owed....more

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District Court Confirms $220 Million Award, Finds No Manifest Disregard of Law

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The Seneca Nation of Indians moved under Section 10 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) to vacate certain arbitration awards issued in favor of the state of New York, finding that Seneca must pay the state millions in...more

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Court Confirms Arbitration Award as Not in Manifest Disregard of the Law

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Metso Minerals Canada Inc. and Metso Minerals Industries Inc. entered into a contract with ArcelorMittal Exploitation Miniere Canada and ArcelorMittal Canada Inc. to supply a specialized mill to a mining mill that...more

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Court Denies Motion to Set Aside Confirmation of Arbitration Award, Rejecting Arguments of Excusable Neglect, Manifest Disregard...

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The case involved a dispute over an automobile equipment supply contract. The parties’ disagreement was arbitrated, and the prevailing party filed in federal court for confirmation of the award. The supplier, after losing the...more

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Southern District of New York Holds That Arbitrator’s Refusal to Postpone Hearing and Consider Witnesses Not “Misconduct”...

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The petitioner moved to confirm an arbitration award, and the respondent cross-moved to vacate, claiming the arbitrator was guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing upon the unexpected passing of a witness’...more

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Court Confirms Arbitration Award Under FAA’s Strong Presumption in Favor of Such Awards

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This case arises from a dispute over the parties’ obligations under several oil and gas leases. The parties engaged in an arbitration pursuant to an arbitration agreement. The arbitration panel entered awards in favor of...more

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District of Idaho Rejects Challenges to Arbitration Award

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The defendant sought to vacate an arbitration award on the basis of arbitrator misconduct and manifest disregard of the law or, in the alternative, modification of the award....more

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First Circuit Affirms Denial of Vacatur of Arbitration Award, Rejects Arguments That Parties Opted Out of FAA and Arbitrator Erred

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The First Circuit recently denied an appeal from the District of Puerto Rico’s refusal to vacate an arbitration award. The dispute centered on a management services agreement containing an arbitration agreement that required...more

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Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Superior Court’s Confirmation of Arbitration Award, Finding That Arbitrator Did Not Manifestly...

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Gainesville Mech., Inc. v. Air Data, Inc., No. A19A0518., 2019 BL 229069 (Ga. Ct. App. June 19, 2019) - The First Division of the Georgia Court of Appeals affirmed a superior court’s decision to confirm an arbitration...more

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SNDY Clears The Air, Finds Arbitrators Applied UAE Law In Determining Award In Aircraft Lease Agreement Dispute

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Cessna Finance Corp. entered into contracts with Al Ghaith Holding Co. PJSC for purposes of guaranteeing aircraft lease agreements. Cessna filed a request for arbitration against Al Ghaith seeking payment under the guaranty...more

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Court Finds Panel Did Not Manifestly Disregard Law When It Entered FINRA Award In Favor Of Investment Firm And Advisors In Dispute...

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The widow of a former NFL football player sued the player’s sports agent and financial adviser, alleging that the former player was defrauded by the agent in connection with the loss of the proceeds of the player’s life...more

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Court Holds That Arbitration Award Was Final and Definite and Arbitrator Did Not Manifestly Disregard the Law

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In Ballinasmalla Holdings Ltd. v. FCStone Merchant Services, LLC, petitioners Ballinasmalla Holdings Ltd. (BHL) and Corrib Oil Biofuels LLC (Corrib Oil) brought an action seeking vacatur of a final arbitration award (“Final...more

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Latin America Dispute Resolution Update – The Latest Developments in Cross-Border Disputes Involving the US and Latin America...

As detailed in an October 2, 2018, Skadden client alert, the United States’ efforts to revise the 25-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) reached a milestone on September 30, 2018, when the U.S., Mexico and...more

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Second Circuit and New York Appellate Division Decisions Affirm Pro-Arbitration Policies

• In Deasang Corp. v. NutraSweet Co., the Appellate Division overturned a ruling by a lower court vacating an arbitral award on the ground that the arbitral panel manifestly disregarded the law. The Appellate Division...more

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District Court Vacates Award Based On Violation Of FINRA Rules For Manifest Disregard Of The Law

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A district court has decided against giving an arbitration panel a third chance to get it right after the court found that the panel manifestly disregarded the law in its initial and modified arbitration awards....more

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$100 Million Arbitration Award Supported By “Even a Barely Colorable Justification” Upheld Under the FAA

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A $100 million arbitration award against NutraSweet was reinstated by a New York state appellate court due to the “emphatic federal policy in favor of arbitral dispute resolution embodied in the FAA, a policy that applies...more

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Those Seeking to Vacate An Arbitration Award Face An Uphill Battle

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You’ve just represented a client in an arbitration proceeding…and lost. The client wants to “appeal” the decision. Now what? The only remedy your client has is to request that the court vacate or modify the arbitration award....more

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