Kilgore v. Mullenax

|! This case involves the registration of an arbitration award. In deciding this appeal, we must address the following two issues: (1) whether jurisdiction was proper under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA), and (2) whether the award should have been vacated on public-policy grounds. We conclude the FAA applied and the circuit court did not err in failing to vacate the award on public-policy grounds. We affirm the circuit court’s order confirming the award.

I. Factual Background

This appeal arises from a dispute submitted to arbitration. The arbitrator established the following facts by a…