Legal Opinion
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Public Service Co.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided December 10, 2010No. 09-5133PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises from an 18-year rail pricing dispute between the Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company (BNSF) and the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO). The question we must consider is whether the district court erred in confirming an arbitration board’s decision despite BNSF’s claims that the board misconstrued the parties’ agreement and exceeded its authority by deciding a non-arbitrable issue.
We AFFIRM. The arbitration clause in the agreement was enforceable and the district court did not err in deferring to the board’s deteiminations…
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