Legal Opinion

First Union Securities, Inc. v. LORELLI

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 1, 2005No. COA04-116PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*675ELMORE, Judge.

Wachovia Securities, Inc., formerly First Union Securities, Inc. (First Union), appeals an order of the superior court affirming the arbitration award in favor of Robert Lorelli (Lorelli). First Union contends that the arbitration panel lacked authority to award attorneys' fees to Lorelli. We conclude that the arbitration panel did not exceed its authority in making the award and affirm the judgment below.

The record establishes the following: In June 2000, Lorelli received notice that he was being terminated by First Union, where he was employed as a brokerage representative.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
  2. Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
  3. Painewebber Incorporated v. Michael J. Bybyk and Joyce O. BybykCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996
  4. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,372 Executone Information Systems, Inc. v. Lloyd K. DavisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
  5. Remmey v. Painewebber, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. In Re JacobsenSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2010
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  3. Carroll v. FerroCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2008
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