Legal Opinion
Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc. v. Bill Harbert Construction Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 28, 2000No. 98-1960PublishedCited by 184 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Souter
This case raises the issue whether the venue provisions of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA or Act), 9 U. S. C. §§9-11, are restrictive, allowing a motion to confirm, vacate, or modify an arbitration award to be brought only in the district in which the award was made, or are permissive, permitting such a motion either where the award was made or in any district proper under the general venue statute. We hold the FAA provisions permissive.
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Petitioner Cortez Byrd Chips, Inc., and respondent Bill Harbert Construction Company agreed that Harbert would build a wood chip mill for Cortez Byrd in…
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