United States Seventh Circuit

An appellate court will vacate an arbitrator's award only in those cases where arbitrator exceeded his authority and will afirm where arbirtrator was drawing the essence of any decision from, and interpreting the provisions of, the parties' contract.

Appellate Information

• Argued 02/26/2001
• Decided 03/12/2001
• Published 03/12/2001

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Arthur B. Smith, Jr. (argued), Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel M. Kovalik (argued), United Steelworkers of America, Asst. Gen. Counsel, Pittsburgh, PA, for Defendants-Appellees.