Events

Appellate Advocacy Seminar: Arbitration Appeals
Friday, February 29
2:05 p.m.
Arbitration Appeals
Aaron S. Bayer, Wiggin and Dana LLP, New Haven, Connecticut
The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) provides for explicit and narrow judicial review of arbitral awards. Yet difficult questions abound. Can parties contractually expand the scope of judicial review beyond what the FAA provides? (This year, the U.S. Supreme Court will address a longstanding circuit split on this issue.) Can appellants successfully challenge punitive damages or class-wide arbitration awards on public policy grounds? An experienced appellate lawyer will review these and other questions.