Legal Opinion
Tsikitas v. Nationwide Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 24, 2006PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to confirm an arbitration award, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Parga, J.), dated February 16, 2005, which denied the petition and granted the respondent’s cross application to vacate the award.
*929Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the petition is granted, and the cross application is denied.
Unless it violates a strong public policy, is totally irrational, or exceeds a specifically-enumerated limitation on the arbitrators’ powers, an arbitration award may not be vacated (see Matter of…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Norris v. CooperNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- In re the Arbitration between Sprinzen & NombergNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
- New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Ass'n v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Board of Education v. North Babylon Teachers' OrganizationAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Ropal Construction Corp. v. God's Battalion of Prayer Church, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
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