NO MANIFEST DISREGARD OF LAW FOUND IN EMPLOYMENT ARBITRATION DISPUTE
An order denying a petition to vacate arbitration awards arising out of an oral employment contract dispute, mentioned in our January 20, 2010 post, was affirmed on appeal to the Second Circuit. The arbitrator dismissed the claim as barred by the Statute of Frauds. The appellant-employee sought to establish that the arbitrator manifestly disregarded the law by failing to give any weight to the employer’s oral representations. The Second Circuit found no such manifest disregard, and affirmed the district court’s denial of vacatur. Matthew v. Papua New Guinea, No. 10-0074-CV (2d Cir. Sept. 30, 2010).
This post written by Brian Perryman.
