Legal Opinion
Southern Communications Services, Inc. v. Derek Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 12, 2013No. 11-15587PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
Southern Communications Services, Inc., (d/b/a SouthernLINC Wireless) (“SouthernLINC”) appeals the District Court’s November 3, 2011, order denying its motion to vacate two arbitration awards, one construing the arbitration clause so as to allow for class litigation, the other certifying a class. We conclude that, under the standard set forth by the Supreme Court in Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter, 569 U.S. -, 133 S.Ct. 2064, 186 L.Ed.2d 113 (2013), the arbitrator did not “exceed[ ] [his] powers” under § 10(a)(4) of the Federal Arbitration Act (‘'FAA”), 9 U.S.C. § 1…
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