I. Introduction Defendant-Appellant Lloyds of London Syndicate 2003 ( Lloyds ) appeals the district court s denial of its summary judgment motion and subsequent grant of summary judgment in favor of Plaintiff-Appellee Brecek & Young Advisors, Inc. ( BYA ) in an action arising out o...   MORE>>

This federal case seeks confirmation of an arbitration award made at the first, non-liability stage of arbitration as to a contract, and was filed approximately one month after the arbitral opponents had filed a petition in the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance to vacate the same award. We hav...   MORE>>

An arbitration panel awarded Tricon Energy Ltd. ( Tricon ) damages, and post-award interest on those damages at 8.5%, because Vinmar International, Ltd. ( Vinmar ), breached a contract. Vinmar appeals a judgment confirming the award, claiming the parties never agreed to arbitrate. Tricon cro...   MORE>>

This case arises out of the payment of benefits pursuant to an American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus ( Aflac ) accident insurance policy. The district court granted Aflac s summary judgment motion and awarded Aflac the relief it sought below: an order compelling Defendants- Appell...   MORE>>

We must once again address the subject of tribal court jurisdiction over disputes arising when non-Indians choose to do business in Indian country. Underlying this jurisdictional question is a multi-million dollar development contract involving the building and operation of a tourist destination ove...   MORE>>

This appeal involves a putative class action by former students of a failed flight-training school who seek broad injunctive relief against the bank that originated their student loans and the loan servicer. The central issue is whether the district court should have compelled arbitration. We hold t...   MORE>>

Defendants-Appellants, who collectively operated as a video game publisher, entered into a contract with Plaintiff-Appellee, a video game developer, to produce and market a new video game. When their business relationship deteriorated, the parties proceeded with arbitration, and the arbitrator award...   MORE>>

The Union representing certain employees at Akers National Roll Company (the Company ) appeals from a judgment entered on March 13, 2012 by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. The District Court vacated an award issued by Arbitrator Richard D. Sambuco (the...   MORE>>

In this case the coincidences all break one way. Mark Kowalsky was a purportedly neutral arbitrator in a dispute between the Kinkade Company and Nancy and David White. Nearly five years and nearly 50 hearing days into their arbitration, however, Kowalsky announced to Kinkade that its adversary, Davi...   MORE>>

Northern States Power Company ( NSP ) sought in the district court to vacate an arbitration award, arguing that the arbitrator exceeded his authority under a Collective Bargaining Agreement ( CBA ) with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 160 ( Union ) to grant an ...   MORE>>