Puerto Rico Telephone Co. v. U.S. Phone Manufacturing Corp.

DYK, Circuit Judge.

Puerto Rico Telephone Company, Inc. (“PRTC”) appeals from the district court’s denial of its motion to vacate and entry of judgment confirming an arbitral award. The award granted $2.5 million in damages to U.S. Phone Manufacturing Corp. (“US-Phone”) for breach of contract. At issue is whether and how parties can contract for standards of judicial review of arbitration awards other than those set forth in the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA” or “Act”). 9 U.S.C. §§ 10, 11 (2000).

We hold that the judicial review provisions of the FAA can be displaced only by explicit…