In re the Arbitration between Warner Bros. Records, Inc. & PPX Enterprises, Inc.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Walter B. Tolub, J.), entered April 16, 2003, which confirmed an arbitration award to petitioner of $76,195 in “legal fees,” unanimously affirmed, with costs.

Arbitrators retain exclusive authority to preclude rearbitration of issues previously decided (Matter of City School Dist. of City of Tonawanda v Tonawanda Educ. Assn., 63 NY2d 846 [1984]). There is no basis on which to conclude that these arbitrators exceeded their authority.

The agreement between the parties did not specifically provide for attorneys’ fees in the event of a dispute, but the…