Vintson v. Lichtenberg

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “awards which were ‘completely irrational,’ or which demonstrated ‘manifest disregard of the law,’ or which were contrary to the State’s public policy, had been overturned”
• “Mere errors of . . . fact do not ordinarily furnish grounds for a court to vacate or refuse enforcement of an arbitration award.” (alterations and quotations omitted) (collecting Maryland cases)
• “[A]n issue or matter resolved by an award may be rational and legally correct but the arbitrator, under the arbitration agreement, may have had no power or authority to resolve the particular issue.” (Emphasis added)
• “[J]udicial review of an arbitration award is very narrowly limited!.]” (Citation omitted)
• \ '[M]anifest disregard of the law' connotes a palpable mistake of law or fact ... apparent on the face of the award ....\ (quoting Baltimore Teachers Union, Am. Fed. of Teachers, Local 340 v. Mayor & City Council of Balt. , 108 Md. App. 167 , 181, 671 A.2d 80 (1996) )

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).