Legal Opinion
Mastrobuono v. Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 6, 1995No. 94-18PublishedCited by 1,061 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stevens
New York law allows courts, but not arbitrators, to award punitive damages. In a dispute arising out of a standard-form contract that expressly provides that it “shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York,” a panel of arbitrators awarded punitive damages. The District Court and Court of Appeals disallowed that award. The question presented is whether the arbitrators’ award is consistent with the central purpose of the Federal Arbitration Act to *54ensure “that private agreements to arbitrate are enforced according to their terms.” Volt Information Sciences, Inc. v. Board of Trustees…
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