Guest Summary: 3rd Circuit Upholds Vacatur of Arbitration Award Where There Was No Agreement To Arbitrate, Leaving the Arbitrator Without Power To Act

[Editor's note: Christina Gallo of Carlton Fields is a commercial litigator in the state and federal courts of New York and New Jersey as well as in arbitration tribunals. Her practice focuses on insurance coverage disputes, bad faith litigation, complex commercial disputes, shareholder disputes, and consumer fraud litigation.]

PHILADELPHIA - In early 2017, Transco received authorization from the federal government to construct a natural gas pipeline that required rights-of-way over several tracts of private property, including property owned by Regec. After failed negotiations as to how much money Regec should be paid for Transco’s use of his property, Transco brought …