Legal Opinion
Rock-Tenn Company v. United Paper Workers International Union, Afl-Cio
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 13, 1999No. 98-2039PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ wrote the opinion, in which Chief Judge WILKINSON and Judge WIDENER joined.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
After voluntarily submitting a dispute to arbitration, Rock-Tenn Company sought to vacate the resulting award. The district court found that the arbitrator had no authority to resolve the dispute and so refused to enforce the arbitration award. See Rock-Tenn Co. v. United Paperworkers Int’l Union, 14 F.Supp.2d 835 (W.D.Va.1998). Because by its conduct Rock-Tenn consented to arbitration of the dispute and waived…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- At&T Technologies, Inc. v. Communications WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Textile Workers v. Lincoln Mills of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1957
- United Paperworkers International Union v. Misco, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1987
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