The Eleventh Circuit has issued a significant en banc opinion regarding the available grounds for vacatur of an arbitral award. As noted above, an Arbitration Award may also be vacated where the Award or the Arbitrators decision expresses a "manifest disregard of the law".The Federal Arbitration Act. ("FAA") and some state laws provide the reasons why an award can be vacated (thrown out), modified (changed), or corrected. This Note explains the procedural steps and the grounds to vacate or modify an arbitral award under Texas the Texas. On what grounds may a court vacate an award under the FAA? Court on the usual appellate grounds under federal or state law. The Federal Arbitration Act and the similar Uniform Arbitration Act provide the grounds for review of an arbitration decision.