United States Ninth Circuit

In a petition to vacate an arbitration award on fraud and conversion claims arising out of the failure of the parties' partnership, denial of the petition is affirmed where 1) the award did not manifestly disregard the law; and 2) the court of appeals was not authorized to review the panel's factual findings and legal conclusions.

Appellate Information

• Argued 06/04/2009
• Decided 07/23/2009
• Published 07/23/2009

Judges

• THOMPSON, Senior Circuit Judge:, Before WILLIAM C. CANBY, JR., DAVID R. THOMPSON and N. RANDY SMITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kathleen M. Sullivan, Redwood Shores, CA, for the appellant, Bosack., Steven Smith, San Francisco, CA, for the appellant, Lerner.


• For Appellees:
  
• J. Daniel Sharp, San Francisco, CA, for the appellees.