The court must confirm the award unless it finds grounds to vacate, modify, or correct the award (9 U.S.C. Ā§ 9). The grounds for overturning an arbitration award for manifest disregard of the law are limited.A party must make such a motion no later than 3 months (FAA) or 90 days (TAA) after the date a copy of the award is delivered to the movant. A Practice Note explaining how to enforce arbitral awards in Virginia state and federal courts. The most significant ground for vacating an award that many courts have said did not survive Hall is "manifest disregard of the law. If the award is vacated, the losing party has no obligation to pay. Upon such application, the court must grant the order unless grounds exist to vacate, modify or correct the award.