Legal Opinion
Hoffman v. Cargill, Inc.
District Court, N.D. Iowa
Decided August 2, 1999No. C 97-3015-MWBPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER REGARDING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO CONFIRM ARBITRATION AWARD
BENNETT, District Judge.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION. . 00
A. Background Findings of Fact. OO
B. Procedural Background. OO
II. LEGAL ANALYSIS.870
A. Subject Matter Jurisdiction.870
B. Conñrmation Or Vacation Of The Arbitration Award .873
1. Applicable standards.873
Statutory standards.873 a.
Extra-statutory standards.874 b.
“Irrationality ” and “manifest disregard of the law.” .875 i.
ii. Arbitrariness and contravention of public policy .877
Hi. Fundamental unfairness.878
2. Application of the standards.880
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2Cases cited57 opinions
- Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
- First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. KaplanSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Connecticut National Bank v. GermainSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Lowell E. Harter and Doretta Harter v. Iowa Grain Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2000
- Nagel v. ADM Investor Services, Inc.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1999
- Iowa Protection & Advocacy Services, Inc. v. Gerard Treatment Programs, L.L.C.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001
- Kinkaid v. John Morrell & Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 2004
- United States v. Ochoa-HerediaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 2001
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