Legal Opinion
Cooper v. Lavely & Singer Professional Corp.
California Court of Appeal
Decided September 26, 2014No. B251508PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MANELLA, J.
In the underlying arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator initially issued a final award denying a request for an award of attorney fees by respondent Lavely & Singer Professional Corporation (L & S). The arbitrator later modified the final award to include a fee award, and issued a revised final award. Appellant Jeffrey Cooper challenges the trial court’s confirmation of the revised final award. We conclude that the arbitrator exceeded his powers in modifying the final award and in issuing the revised final award. We therefore reverse the judgment and remand the matter with…
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