The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) imposes strict procedural requirements on motions to vacate an arbitral award. Moreover, since parties need not wait for their appeal to be taken up in the court system, an.Franklin argued that two grounds that have been judicially grafted into the Federal Arbitration Act warranted vacating the arbitration award. The Federal Arbitration Act. Whether the lower court erred as a matter of law in confirming the arbitration award. 2.3 FEDERAL AND OUT-OF-STATE DECISIONS. Under the Federal Arbitration Act, which governs maritime arbitrations in the United States, an award may be vacated for "evident partiality. Clear and convincing evidence to support such an award?