Under the Federal Arbitration Act, which governs most arbitrations, a party may petition a court to modify or vacate an arbitration award, but the grounds are extremely narrow — basically that the arbitrator was corrupt, evidently partial, engaged in misconduct regarding evidence or scheduling, or exceeded his or her ...
If you decide to challenge an arbitration decision in federal court, the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) requires you to act quickly. Under the FAA, you must file a motion to vacate within three months of the date the arbitrator filed or delivered the decision.
Philadelphia Civil Rule 1303(c) sets forth the procedures to be followed for continuances of arbitration cases in both non-emergency and emergency situations.
Once the application is decided, any party may appeal for a new trial within either 30 days from the docketing of the award, or 10 days of the disposition of the application, whichever is later Rule 1307(d).
Code r. 1024 - Verification. (a) Every pleading containing an averment of fact not appearing of record in the action or containing a denial of fact shall state that the averment or denial is true upon the signer's personal knowledge or information and belief and shall be verified.
Rule 1303 - Hearing. Notice (a) (1) The procedure for fixing the date, time and place of hearing before a board of arbitrators shall be prescribed by local rule, provided that not less than thirty days' notice in writing shall be given to the parties or their attorneys of record.
Collateral Orders. (a) General Rule. An appeal may be taken as of right from a collateral order of a trial court or other government unit.
Any party may file a notice of appeal within the thirty-day appeal period prescribed by Rule 1308(a) or within ten days after disposition of the application, whichever is later.
The merits of the dispute are not considered and the award can only be vacated where: (1) the award was procured by fraud or corruption; (2) there was corruption in the arbitrator; (3) the arbitrator committed misconduct resulting in substantial prejudice; (4) the arbitrators exceeded their powers; (5) the arbitrator ...
Once an arbitrator issues an award, either an agency or a union may appeal the arbitrator's award by filing an "exception" with the Authority within 30 days after the date on which the Arbitrator served the award on the parties.