The appeal must be commenced within thirty (30) days of the date on which the original award is submitted to the parties and only on the grounds that the original award is based upon “(1) an error of law that is material and prejudicial; or (2) determinations of fact that are clearly erroneous.”11 AAA will then arrange ...
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.
In California, errors of law committed by the arbitrator, no matter how substantial, are generally not grounds for challenging the arbitrator's award. The rationale is because the parties have agreed that the arbitrator's decision, whether right or wrong, would be final and conclusive.
By comparison, under the Arbitration Act, a party may appeal an award on a question of law arising out of the award by agreement of the parties or by leave of court as well.
A Notice of Appeal in a justice court criminal case or small claims case must be filed with the justice court within 28 days of the entry of a justice court order or judgment.
The answer is yes, through a process called vacatur, i.e., having the award vacated or canceled. The vacatur process is set forth in two statutes: the Federal Arbitration Act and the applicable state arbitration act governing the dispute. Depending on the case, one or both statutes may be applicable.
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 ...
The grounds for attacking an arbitration award under common law are listed; they include fraud, misconduct, and gross unfairness by the arbitrator.