In Nat’l Resort Mgmt v. Cortez, No. 08-10805 (5th Cir. Mar. 31, 2009), the Fifth Circuit cited Hall Street v. Mattel and Citigroup v. Bacon, stating that “the number of grounds for challenging an arbitration award has been substantially reduced.”
The two-paragraph unpublished opinion affirmed the lower court’s ruling. The court added that “given the deference accorded to arbitration awards, there is no flaw in this proceedings that would justify upsetting the result” and further stated that “counsel for the movants is warned that such attacks on the integrity of an arbiter should not be leveled without sufficient grounds.”
Related posts:
- Fifth Circuit: Life After Hall Street (Mar. 17, 2009)
- Dead? Alive? Matter of Opinion? (Dec. 4, 2008)
- Rau Responds (Jun. 9, 2008)
- Rau Gives Souter a C-minus (Jun. 5, 2008)
- Glen Wilkerson on Hall Street v. Mattel (Apr. 19, 2008)
- No Longer Can You Craft Your Own Arbitral Standard of Review (Mar. 26, 2008)
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