Seagate Technology, LLC v. Western Digital Corporation, Sining Mao

OPINION

ANDERSON, Justice.

An arbitrator issued an award against appellants Sining Mao, Western Digital Corporation, and Western Digital Technologies, Inc., in an amount exceeding $500 million. The award was vacated in part by the district court and then reinstated by the court of appeals. Mao and the Western Digital entities now separately seek review of the reinstatement decision. Mao and Western Digital argue that the arbitrator’s punitive sanctions, which precluded any evidence or defense and en*754tered a judgment of liability on certain claims, must be vacated under Minn.Stat. § 572.19, subd.…