Legal Opinion
Davis v. Prudential Securities, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 31, 1995No. Nos. 93-4585, 93-4653PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DUBINA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Prudential Securities, Inc. (“PSI”) appeals the district court’s judgment confirming an award of punitive damages made by an arbitration panel to Appellee Richard A. Davis (“Davis”). PSI contends that the arbitrators lacked the authority to award punitive damages and that the confirmation of the punitive damages award violates its due process rights. Davis cross-appeals, arguing that the district court erred in confirming the arbitrators’ ruling that each party was to bear its own attorneys’ fees. For the reasons that follow, we affirm that portion of the…
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