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A reasoned award results in vacatur.

A reasoned award results in vacatur.

Posted by on Mar 3, 2010 in arbitration, Stockbroker issues

I’m not a big fan of reasoned arbitration awards. I think that they provide fodder for a motion to vacate (what others might call an appeal). What they really do is answer the age-old question “What were the arbitrators thinking?” [...]

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FINRA proposes to allow non-party witnesses to bring their lawyers.

FINRA proposes to allow non-party witnesses to bring their lawyers.

Posted by on Feb 25, 2010 in arbitration, FINRA

It has happened to me many times. A client calls me to advise that they have been ordered to appear as a witness in an arbitration proceeding. It is not their fight, or at least they are not named. Inevitably [...]

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