United States Eighth Circuit

Dismissal of a petition to vacate an arbitration award in an underlying case involving alleged breach of a consulting agreement is affirmed where a state court had issued a final judgment confirming the arbitration award, and thus, res judicata barred the district court's consideration of petitioner's claims.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/15/2006
• Published 11/15/2006

Judges

• KYLE, District Judge., Before RILEY and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges, and KYLE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Johnny K. Richardson, argued, Jefferson City, MO (Diana C. Carter, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Alok Ahuja, argued, Kansas City, MO (Timothy K. McNamara, Kansas City, MO, Edwin R. DeYoung, Roger B. Cowie, Dallas, TX, Barbara Ellis and Susan A. Kidwell, Austin, TX, on the brief), for appellee.