Legal Opinion
Kleinman v. Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 5, 1993PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for breach of a fiduciary duty, the plaintiffs appeal from an order and judgment (one paper) of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lonschein, J.), dated January 17, 1991, which granted the defendants’ motion to confirm an arbitration award and to dismiss the complaint and denied the plaintiffs’ cross motion to vacate the award.
Ordered that the order and judgment is affirmed, with costs.
It is well settled that an arbitration award will not be vacated unless it is violative of a strong public policy, is totally irrational, or clearly exceeds a…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Norris v. CooperNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re the Arbitration between Sprinzen & NombergNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- In re the Arbitration between Town of Callicoon & Civil Service Employees Ass'nNew York Court of Appeals · 1987
- Panton v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Cortale v. SchweitzerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
3Cited by3 opinions
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- Hecht v. GertlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- In re the Arbitration between New York State Inspection, Security & Law Enforcement Employees, District Council 82 ex rel. Sinacore & Department of Correctional ServicesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994