Legal Opinion

Success Systems, Inc. v. Maddy Petroleum Equipment, Inc.

District Court, D. Connecticut

Decided May 3, 2004No. CIV.3:01 CV 1343(MRK)PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

KRAVITZ, District Judge.

In this case, the Court is asked to apply the judicially-developed “manifest disregard” ground for vacating an arbitration award. As in several other cases that have come before this Court in recent months, plaintiff seeks to vacate an arbitrator’s award on the basis that the arbitrator manifestly disregarded both the evidence and the law. However, the Second Circuit does not recognize manifest disregard of the evidence as proper ground for vacating an arbitrator’s award. The Second Circuit’s manifest disregard standard is limited to manifest…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Mitsubishi Motors Corp. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Gilmer v. Interstate/Johnson Lane Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Rodriguez De Quijas v. Shearson/American Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Southland Corp. v. KeatingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  5. Wilko v. SwanSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Michael E. Wallace, David Jacaruso and Joseph Scotti v. Daljit S. Buttar and Paramjit Buttar, Robert Winston, AdditionalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
  2. Giller v. Oracle USA, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2013
  3. Tucker v. American Building MaintenanceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2006
  4. Hamilton v. Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 2005
  5. UBS Financial Services, Inc. v. PadussisDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 2015

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