Legal Opinion
Sylver v. Regents Bank, N.A.
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided May 2, 2013No. 58869; 59683PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
By the Court,
Parraguirre, J.:
In this appeal, we consider whether an arbitration award was obtained through undue means. In resolving this issue, we interpret the meaning of “undue means” under NRS 38.241 in line with the interpretation given by other state and federal courts, whereby the challenging party has the burden of proving that the arbitration award was secured through intentionally misleading conduct. Accordingly, we conclude that the district court correctly refused to vacate the arbitration award since the appellant did not satisfy his burden in showing by clear and…
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