The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Hall Street Associates v. Mattel "restricts the grounds for vacatur" of an arbitration award and, thus, "manifest disregard for the law is no longer an indepdendent ground for vacating arbitration awards under the FAA." Consequently
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Application of TAA Necessarily Excludes FAA
By Byron Henry on
Posted in Opinions & Judgments
The Dallas Court of Appeals recently held that a provision calling for application of the Texas General Arbitration Act necessarily excludes application of the Federal Arbitration Act. First, the Court held that because the motion to abate was made under the FAA, the Court had jurisdiction to review the trial court’s order by mandamus. Next, the…