Legal Opinion
Halikias v. Warburg Dillon Read LLC
New York Supreme Court
Decided July 6, 2000Published
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Carol E. Huff, J.
Petitioner seeks to confirm the award of New York Stock Exchange arbitrators dated December 10, 1999 for $1.422 mil*448lion in past compensation. Petitioner had held various high-level positions with respondent, a broker-dealer. Respondent cross-moves to vacate the award on the ground that the arbitrators ruled in “manifest disregard” of applicable law.
The parties dispute whether state or federal law governs this proceeding. However, according to petitioner’s own statement of claim in the arbitration, petitioner and respondent “executed a Uniform Application…
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