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The Federal Arbitration Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1925 that governs arbitration in contracts implicating interstate commerce. The Act applies in both federal and state courts. 
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Manifest Disregard Discarded: Fifth Circuit Limits Grounds to Vacate Arbitration Awards

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“Manifest disregard of the law” is no longer a valid basis to challenge arbitration awards, at least not in the federal courts of Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Rather, according to the Fifth Circuit’s decision in U.S....more

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How Final Is a Final Award? Turns Out, It Is Difficult to “Escapes!” a Final Arbitration Award in a Construction Conflict

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How final is a final arbitration award? In Escapes! To the Shores Condominium Association, Inc., et al. v. Hoar Construction, LLC, and Architectural Surfaces, Inc., the plaintiff condo association argued that an arbitration...more

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Watching the Watchmen: Ninth Circuit Clarifies Courts’ Role in Reviewing Arbitration Awards - Construction and Procurement Law...

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In the words of Judge Milan D. Smith, Jr. of the Ninth Circuit, “[w]e have become an arbitration nation.” Nonetheless, arbitration is a creature of contract, and there are limits to what an arbitrator may do. In Aspic...more

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Deciding Arbitrability And Arbitration Agreements: Eleventh Circuit Refines Its Interpretation Of The Federal Arbitration Act And...

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Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC v. Converteam SAS, 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 24671 (11th Cir. Aug. 30, 2018) - On August 30, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to compel arbitration between...more

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Combatting Arbitration Inefficiency

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“Arbitration has been proven to be an effective way to resolve disputes fairly, privately, promptly and economically.” So provides the preamble to the Construction Industry Rules of the American Arbitration Association. ...more

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Court Grants Default Judgment Confirming Arbitration Award, With A Lesson On Jurisdiction

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Choice Hotels filed an application to confirm an arbitration award of over $247,000 for the alleged breach of a franchise agreement by two defendants, which failed to timely commence construction of a hotel. The defendants...more

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