Legal Opinion
Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. v. Fenyk
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 11, 2015No. 14-1252PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
An arbitration panel awarded appellant Robert Fenyk $600,000 in back pay based on a claim that he was unlawfully terminated from his job as a stock broker because he is an alcoholic. The district court vacated the award, concluding that the arbitrators lacked authority to grant that remedy because Fenyk brought no claims under the state law the arbitrators applied. Fenyk now seeks reinstatement of the award, arguing that the district court failed to give due deference to the arbitrators’ ruling.
We reverse the district court’s judgment. Although the arbitration decision…
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