Legal Opinion
First State Insurance Company v. National Casualty Co
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 20, 2015No. 14-1644PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
A party that implores a court to vacate an arbitration award normally faces a steep uphill climb: the scope of judicial review of arbitration awards is “among the narrowest known in the law.” Me. Cent. R.R. Co. v. Bhd. of Maint. of Way Emps., 873 F.2d 425, 428 (1st Cir.1989). And where, as here, the arbitration clause contains an “honorable engagement” provision, judicial review is encumbered by yet a further level of circumscription. Surveying this arid landscape, the court below refused to vacate the challenged arbitration award and instead confirmed it. Discerning no…
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