Legal Opinion
Brabham v. A.G. Edwards & Sons Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 2004No. 03-60679PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
This interlocutory appeal requires us to consider when a district court may vacate an arbitration award. Plaintiff-Appellee Thomas Brabham and Defendant-Appellant A.G. Edwards & Sons submitted a dispute to arbitration. The arbitrators awarded damages to Brabham, but he sought to vacate the award as insufficient. The district court refused to vacate the award on the ground that the arbitrators manifestly disregarded the law but did vacate the award as arbitrary and capricious.
We agree with the district court that the arbitrators did not manifestly disregard the law.…
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