J. Don Gordon Construction, Inc. v. Brown

BRYAN, Justice.

The defendants below, J. Don Gordon Construction, Inc. (“Gordon Construction”), and Western Surety Company (“Western Surety”), appeal from the Baldwin Circuit Court’s judgment on an arbitration award entered against them. The defendants argue that the award should be vacated for various reasons under § 10(a) of the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. (“the FAA”). We affirm.

■ Dr. Ann Rankin Brown is a veterinarian who has been practicing in Baldwin County for several years. Around .2006, Brown decided to open her own veterinarian practice, and she and her husband…