Dean v. Sullivan

CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.

A loser at commercial or labor arbitration might very well wish to circumvent the arbiter’s decision and head unencumbered for the courts. But if final and binding arbitration is to serve its purpose, it must be just that—• final and binding. Arbitration would otherwise become little more than a procedural detour, without ultimate significance.

Companies and unions in their collective bargaining agreements regularly assent to submitting their disputes to final and binding arbitration. If the losing party refuses to abide by the arbiter’s award, the victor may press for…