Manifest Disregard as a Basis to Vacate Awards After Hall Street

[Editor's note: Mr. Hall is a former law firm partner, a former insurance and reinsurance company executive and acts as a reinsurance and insurance consultant and expert witness as well as an arbitrator and mediator of insurance disputes. The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the views of his clients. Copyright 2009 by the author. Questions or comments may be addressed to Mr. Hall at [email protected].]

Introduction

In 1953, the United States Supreme Court discussed the concept of "manifest disregard of the law" in a manner that suggested to some that it …