Talel Corp. v. Shimonovitch

The defendants appeal the trial court’s order denying their motion to vacate an arbitration award. At the outset, we affirm the trial court’s ruling that the arbitrator had the discretion to enter a default against the defendants because the record clearly showed that the defendants “violated multiple Arbitration Orders, and ignored the multiple mandates contained in the Order to Show Cause.” However, because the arbitrator deprived the defaulted defendants of a hearing and opportunity to defend against the plaintiffs’ claims for unliquidated damages, the trial court should have vacated the…