Legal Opinion
Katz, Nannis & Solomon, P.C. v. Levine
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided March 9, 2016No. SJC 11902PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBotsford, J.
The central question presented in this appeal is whether parties to a commercial arbitration agreement may alter by contract the scope or grounds of judicial review of an arbitration award that are set out in the Massachusetts Uniform Arbitration Act for Commercial Disputes (MAA), G. L. c. 251. We decide that the grounds of judicial review are limited to those delineated in G. L. c. 251, §§ 12 and 13.
Background. The defendant Bruce C. Levine and the plaintiffs Allen G. Katz, Lawrence S. Nannis, and Jeffery D. Solomon were members of an accounting firm known as Levine, Katz, Nannis & Solomon,…
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