The Fifth Circuit holds that the District Court was correct when it applied the “look through” standard to determine that it had jurisdiction to remove a State Court action to vacate an Award.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
Certiorari has been sought challenging a divided Ninth Circuit decision that vacated an Award for “evident partiality” under the Federal Arbitration Act.
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
The amount of damages in an arbitration award may only be modified by a federal court if there is a mathematical error in calculating the damage “clearly evident” on the face of the award,
By Richard P. Ryder*
Arbitration is, of course, an alternative to going to court, and for the most part it is just that —
By George H. Friedman, SAA Editor-in-Chief
An employee’s claim for unpaid wages brought under California’s Private Attorneys General Act must proceed to arbitration,
While “manifest disregard” may still be a viable basis for challenging an Award in New York State, that burden is very difficult to prove absent an explained Award,