Second Circuit Affirms The Confirmation Of An Arbitration Award, Finding No Manifest Disregard Of The Law

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The appellant argued that the arbitrator failed to weigh evidence properly when it made a finding of fact with respect to the passing of title. The Second Circuit rejected this as a basis of overturning an award based “manifest disregard of the law,” holding that the Second Circuit “does not recognize manifest disregard of the evidence as proper ground for vacating an arbitrator’s award.” The court then ruled out any other basis to find a manifest disregard of the law, and affirmed the lower court’s confirmation of the arbitral award. ISMT, Ltd. v. Fremak Indus., Inc., Case No. 15-2086 (2d Cir. Feb. 24, 2016).

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