Puerto Rico Telephone Co. v. U.S. Phone Manufacturing Corp.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that “the mere inclusion of a generic choice-of-law clause within the arbitration agreement is not sufficient to require the application of state law concerning the scope of review, since there is a strong federal policy requiring limited review”
• noting the RFC determination must consider those limitations for 25 which there was record support
• “[T]he parties can by contract displace the FAA standard of review, but that displacement can be achieved only by clear contractual language.”
• “Factual findings of specific instances of misconduct, taking into account the overall character of the litigation, are required to support a finding of obstinacy mandating the award of attorney fees under Puerto Rican law.”
• “Factual findings of specific instances of misconduct, taking into account the overall character of the litigation, are required to support a finding of obstinacy mandating the award of attorney fees under Puerto Rican law.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).