Parties may agree to judicial review of the merits, which could result in an arbitration under the CAA that is slower, more expensive, and more formalistic. Under the California Arbitration Act (CAA), an adverse award is subject to judicial review.The federal common law allows arbitrators to correct facially apparent mistakes, clarify ambiguities, and complete incomplete awards. (Teamsters, supra, 109 F. The Federal Arbitration Act. The arbitrator is not required to make findings of fact or conclusions of law. Arbitration is like a trial, except that if the arbitrators don't follow the law or ignore the facts, there is no judicial review. The first avenue is to file an application to correct the award directly with the arbitrator. You can't appeal an arbitration award like in litigation.