Woodrow W. Dawahare v. Adam A. Spencer Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. Smith Barney, Inc.

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• concluding that in order to vacate for manifest disregard of law, arbitrator must have clearly stated law and expressly chosen to ignore it
• stating courts should play only a limited role in reviewing the decision of arbitrators, and the Federal Arbitration Act presumes that arbitration awards will be confirmed
• conclud- ing that in order to vacate for manifest disregard of law, arbitrator must have clearly stated law and expressly chosen to ignore it
• “An arbitration panel acts with manifest disregard if ‘(1) the applicable legal principle is clearly defined and not subject to reasonable debate; and (2

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