Williamson Farm v. Diversified Crop Ins. Servs.

THACKER, Circuit Judge:

In this case, Williamson Farm ("Appellant") challenges the district court's decision to vacate an arbitration award that Appellant won against Diversified Crop Insurance ("Appellee"), a private insurance company that sold federal crop insurance policies to Appellant. Appellant asserts that the district court erred in denying its motion to confirm the arbitration award and granting Appellee's motion to vacate on the basis that the arbitrator exceeded her powers.

Despite the strong presumption in favor of confirming arbitration awards pursuant to the Federal Arbitration…