Lessin, Michael v. Merrill Lynch Pierce

How courts have described this case

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• noting that “arbitrators are not required to 10 explain the basis for their award when the grounds can be gleaned from the record” (citing Sargent v. Paine Webber Jackson & Curtis, Inc., 882 F.2d 529, 532 (D.C. Cir. 1989)
• explaining that “every failure of an arbitrator to receive relevant evidence does not constitute misconduct requiring vacatur” and “a federal court may vacate an award only if the [arbitrator’s] refusal to hear pertinent and material evidence prejudices the rights of the parties” (cleaned up)
• “In addition to the grounds under the [FAA] . . . on which an arbitration award may be vacated, an award may be vacated only if it is ‘in manifest disregard of the law.’”
• “In addition to the grounds under the [FAA] . . . on which an arbitration award may be vacated, an award may be vacated only if it is ‘in manifest disregard of the law.’ ”

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