Arbitration Update

[Editor's Note: Ben Seessel is a litigation associate at Jorden Burt LLP and a member of the firm's National Trial, Class Action, Appellate, and SEC/FINRA Practice Teams. He focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and the defense of financial institutions and other sophisticated businesses.]

Preclusive Effect of Prior Litigation

Regale, Inc. v. Thee Dollhouse Prods. N.C., Inc., Case No. 10-280 (USDC E.D.N.C. Jan. 20, 2011) (denying motion to vacate and/or modify award and granting motion to confirm award; no manifest disregard of the law; award did not fail to draw its essence from the agreement; court's decisions in prior …