Remand of Arbitration Order for Clarification Not Appealable, 5th Cir. Majority Rules
July 29, 2014
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- Opinion
NEW ORLEANS — A federal district court’s remand of an award back to an arbitration panel for clarification is not a final order and therefore not appealable, a 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals majority has ruled.
In a July 25 opinion, the appellate majority explained that “the policies disfavoring partial resolution by arbitration would preclude appellate intrusion until the arbitration was complete.”
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