Peter Rundle, Esq.
Attorney ~ Arbitrator ~ Mediator

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Hall Street Associates, L.L.C. v.
Mattel, Inc., 128 S.Ct. 1369 (2008)
U.S. Supreme Court holds that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does
not authorize contractual expansion of the bases for vacating or
modifying arbitration awards.
Citigroup Global Markets v. Bacon,
(5th Cir. 2009) WL 542780
Fifth Circuit holds that "manifest disregard of the law" is no longer an
independent ground for vacatur of an arbitration award under the FAA.
Stolt-Nielsen v. Animalfeeds Int'l,
548 F.3d 85 (2d Cir. 2008)
Second Circuit recognizes that Hall Street eliminates non-statutory
grounds for vacatur under the FAA, but holds that "manifest disregard
of the law" is another way of describing the statutory grounds for
vacatur found at Section 10(a)(4) of the FAA.
Comedy Club v. Improv West, (9th
Cir. 2009) WL 205046
Ninth Circuit holds that the "manifest disregard" standard for vacatur
proceedings is, and always has been, an abbreviation for the statutory
grounds for vacatur described in Section 10(a)(4) of the FAA.
Cable Connection v. DirectTV
(2008) 44 Cal. 4th 1334
In California, under the California Arbitration Act, parties may by
express agreement obtain judicial review of the merits of an
arbitration award.