The appeal must be commenced within thirty (30) days of the date on which the original award is submitted to the parties and only on the grounds that the original award is based upon “(1) an error of law that is material and prejudicial; or (2) determinations of fact that are clearly erroneous.”11 AAA will then arrange ...
I) the names and addresses of the arbitrators, the parties and their legal representatives; ii) the terms of the arbitration agreement between the parties; iii) a summary of the facts and procedure including how the dispute arose; iv) a summary of the issues and the respective positions of the parties; v) an analysis ...
The merits of the dispute are not considered and the award can only be vacated where: (1) the award was procured by fraud or corruption; (2) there was corruption in the arbitrator; (3) the arbitrator committed misconduct resulting in substantial prejudice; (4) the arbitrators exceeded their powers; (5) the arbitrator ...
Under the FAA, an award may be set aside if (1) the award was procured by corruption, fraud, or undue means; (2) there was evident partiality or corruption by the arbitrators; (3) the arbitrators were guilty of misconduct in refusing to postpone the hearing for sufficient cause, in refusing to hear pertinent and ...
The grounds for attacking an arbitration award under common law are listed; they include fraud, misconduct, and gross unfairness by the arbitrator.
Under the Federal Arbitration Act, which governs most arbitrations, a party may petition a court to modify or vacate an arbitration award, but the grounds are extremely narrow — basically that the arbitrator was corrupt, evidently partial, engaged in misconduct regarding evidence or scheduling, or exceeded his or her ...
The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) §10(a) sets forth four statutory grounds for vacating an arbitration award: (1) the award was procured by corruption, fraud or undue means; (2) evident partiality or corruption of the arbitrators; (3) the arbitrators were guilty of prejudicial misconduct during the course of the ...
The FAA applies to any contract “evidencing a transaction involving commerce” that is subject to a written agreement to arbitrate.