Kergosien v. Ocean Energy, Inc.

PICKERING, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from the district court’s vacatur of an arbitration award. Finding that the district court improperly vacated the award, we reverse and remand with instructions to reinstate the arbitration award in favor of the Plaintiffs-Appellants.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs-Appellants are twenty-three individuals who were employees of Seagull Energy. The Plaintiffs comprised virtually all of the employees of the Operations and Construction Group (“O&C Group”), a division of Seagull. This division provided maintenance, repair, regulatory support and other…