Rulings on Arbitration Awards: An Update

[Editor's note: John W. Black is a litigation associate in Jorden Burt's Washington, DC office.]

Orders Generally Confirming or Vacating Arbitration Awards

The 9th Circuit recently reversed the vacatur of an award finding that the award was not excessive in size and that the arbitration panel did have jurisdiction to enter a punitive damages award. However, the 9th Circuit also found that Lloyds Underwriters failed to establish the partiality of two of the arbitrators. Lagstein v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, London, Case No. 03-01075 (9th Cir. June 10, 2010).

In Perhach v. Option One Mortgage Corp., Case No. 08-60637 (11th …