Norman Katz v. Herbert Feinberg

Norman Katz appeals from the order of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Charles S. Haight, Judge) vacating, pursuant to Section 9 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 1, et al, a finding in his favor made by an arbitration panel against his former business partner Herbert Feinberg. Because this Court agrees with the district court’s determinations that neither the arbitrability of the valuation provision of the parties’ Purchase Agreement nor the valuation provision itself was subject to arbitration, we affirm the district court’s vacatur.

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