United States Seventh Circuit

Even where the arbitration record suggests that the arbitrators lacked the professional competence required to resolve the parties' disputes, the grounds on which the plaintiffs can attack the award are limited to those set forth in the Federal Arbitration Act.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/23/2001
• Decided 09/12/2001
• Published 09/14/2001

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EASTERBROOK, and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric D. Brandfonbrener (argued), Grippo & Elden, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michele Odorizzi (argued), Mayer, Brown & Platt, Chicago, IL, Thomas M. Campbell,Smith, Campbell & Paduano, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees.