Public Record · Federal statute
9 U.S.C. § 10 — Same; vacation; grounds; rehearing
The grounds on which a federal court may vacate an arbitration award, including corruption, fraud, evident partiality, misconduct and an arbitrator exceeding their powers. It is the companion provision to § 2 and the reason judicial review of arbitration exists at all.
Document details
- Issued or held by
- U.S. Code, via the Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School
- Document type
- Federal statute
- Document date
- Part of the Federal Arbitration Act as enacted in 1925. The linked page carries the current codified text.
- Checked by Texas Muslim
- Original
- https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/9/10
Texas Muslim does not hold this document and does not reproduce its text. This page is a catalogue entry with an editorial annotation; read the original at the link above.
What this document establishes
- That arbitration awards remain subject to defined judicial review in federal court.
- The specific statutory grounds for vacating an award.
What it does not establish
- The listed grounds are narrow; the section does not provide for general re-examination of the merits.
- It does not describe any particular award or tribunal.
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