Cavalier Manufacturing, Inc. v. Janie Gant

Summary

The Alabama Supreme Court affirmed the trial court’s denial of Cavalier’s motion to vacate the arbitration award, holding that under the Federal Arbitration Act a court may set aside an award only on the statutory §10 grounds and that “manifest disregard of the law” is not an independent basis for vacatur. The court further held that Cavalier failed to allege any of those statutory grounds, so the award in favor of Gant stands.