{"id":1090,"date":"2018-05-29T19:23:32","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T19:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/challenging-arbitration-awards-under-the-federal-arbitration-act-part-ii\/"},"modified":"2018-05-29T19:23:32","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T19:23:32","slug":"challenging-arbitration-awards-under-the-federal-arbitration-act-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bfvlaw.com\/challenging-arbitration-awards-under-the-federal-arbitration-act-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Challenging Arbitration Awards Under Federal Arbitration Act\u2014Part II"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s post continues a multi-part series explaining options for challenging arbitration awards. This post focuses on the grounds for modifying awards under the Federal Arbitration Act<\/a> (\u201cFAA\u201d, 9 U.S.C. \u00a7 11).\u00a0 <\/p>\n

This series previously discussed \u201cChallenging Arbitration Awards Under the Georgia Arbitration Code<\/a> (Part I),\u201d \u201cChallenging Arbitration Awards Under the Georgia Arbitration Code<\/a> (Part II),\u201d and \u201cChallenging Arbitration Awards Under the Federal Arbitration Act<\/a> (Part I).\u201d<\/p>\n

A party may apply to modify an arbitration award in the federal court in and for the district in which the award was originally made. Obtaining a modification is difficult because the FAA imposes a heavy presumption in favor of confirmation of arbitration awards.\u00a0 Accordingly, a court\u2019s review is narrowly limited and an award may only be modified under the following circumstances:<\/p>\n

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  1. There was an evident material miscalculation of figures or an evident material mistake in the description of any person, thing or property referred to in the award;<\/li>\n
  2. The arbitrators have awarded upon a matter not submitted to them, unless it is a matter not affecting the merits of the decision upon the matter submitted; or<\/li>\n
  3. The award is imperfect in matter of form not affecting the merits of the controversy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Keep in mind that the party challenging the arbitration award bears the burden of asserting both<\/em> sufficient and<\/em> plausible grounds for doing so. For example, in Bryant v. CFRA Holdings, LLC<\/em>, 2018 WL 1426363, at *2 (N.D. Ga. Jan. 16, 2018), the movant argued that an arbitration award should be modified because \u201cthere was a \u2018material mistake\u2019 in the calculation and determination of the award.\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n

    Even though modification is permissible on this basis pursuant to 9 U.S.C. \u00a7 11(a), the Northern District of Georgia denied the request, among other reasons, because the movant failed to also include plausible factual allegations to support his claim.\u00a0 See id.<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

    To initiate a challenge, a party must file an application to modify the award with the appropriate federal court within three (3) months after the award is filed or delivered.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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