BMW BANK OF NORTH AMERICA v. Short

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

BMW Bank of North America appeals the trial court’s confirmation of an arbitrator’s award of $150,000 plus fees and costs to Eddie Short concerning BMW Bank’s repossession of Short’s car. BMW Bank argues that the trial court erred when it denied the Bank’s motion to obtain a transcript of the arbitration proceedings and that the arbitrator exceeded the scope of his authority. We affirm.

As the Supreme Court of Georgia has recently emphasized, a litigant seeking to vacate an arbitration award has an “extremely difficult” task. ABCO Builders v. Progressive Plumbing, 282…