Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties · ¶6
The FAA “authorizes a party to an arbitration agreement to seek several kinds of assistance from a federal court.” Badgerow v. Walters, 596 U. S. 1, 4 (2022). At the front end, § 3 of the FAA directs federal courts to stay any lawsuit that involves an issue that is “referable to arbitration,” and § 4 allows federal courts to compel arbitration if a party to an arbitration agreement refuses to arbitrate. During arbitration, federal courts may facilitate the proceedings, including by appointing an arbitrator under § 5 and enforcing subpoenas under § 7. On the back end, and central here, after an arbitral award has issued, federal courts may confirm, vacate, or modify such an award under § 9, § 10, or § 11. Under § 9, a court must confirm an award upon request “unless the award is vacated, modified, or corrected as prescribed in sections 10 and 11.” The grounds for vacatur and modification…Read in context ›
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