United States Eighth Circuit

District court's order vacating punitive damages award in an arbitration proceeding is reversed where the punitive damages clause in the arbitration agreement was unambiguous and the arbitrator did not exceed his authority in awarding the damages.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/26/2004
• Published 08/26/2004

Judges

• BYE, Circuit Judge., Before BYE, HEANEY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Roy B. True, argued, Kansas City, Missouri, for appellant., Mark G. Arnold, argued, St. Louis, Missouri (Robert B. Best, Jr. and Leonard L. Wagner on the brief), for appellant.