Kathryn L. Honea v. Raymond James Financial Services, Inc., and Bernard Michaud Raymond James Financial Services…

Summary

The court held that Honea timely initiated review of the arbitration award because her motion to vacate functioned as a notice of appeal, and that the trial court had jurisdiction despite later entry of the award as a judgment. It further held that denial by operation of law did not itself violate the appellate mandate, but that Honea was entitled to a Rule 59(g) hearing on contract claims involving post-March 2000 trading activity and alleged failures to supervise. The court affirmed the denial without a hearing as to claims based on earlier conduct and dismissed RJFS's separate appeal from the interlocutory denial of its motion to dismiss.