United States Fourth Circuit
PPG Indus., Incorp. v. Int'l Chem. Workers Union Council of the United Food and Commercial Workers, 08-2180
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District court's order vacating an arbitrator's award in favor of a union on the ground that the arbitrator exceeded his authority by adding a term to the underlying contract is reversed and remanded as, even if the arbitrator erred, he acted within the scope of his authority under the contract.
Appellate Information
- Decided 11/20/2009
- Published 11/20/2009
Judges
- Before MOTZ and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges, and CAMERON McGOWAN CURRIE, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, sitting by designation.
Court
- United States Fourth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- ARGUED: August Randall Vehar, ICWUC/UFCW Legal Department, Akron, Ohio, for Appellants. C. David Morrison, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Clarksburg, West Virginia, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Robert W. Lowrey, UFCW Assistant General Counsel, ICWUC/UFCW Legal Department, Akron, Ohio; Tim Cogan, CAS Sidy, Myers, Cogan & Voegelin, LC, Wheeling, West Virginia, for Appellants. Carolyn A. Wade, Jill Oliverio Florio, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Clarksburg, West Virginia, for Appellee.