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You are here: Home / Arbitration / Court Decisions / Arbitration Process Issues / COURT HOLDS THAT AN ORDER GRANTING A MOTION TO DISMISS IS AN ARBITRATION “AWARD” DESPITE UNRESOLVED PENDING ISSUES

COURT HOLDS THAT AN ORDER GRANTING A MOTION TO DISMISS IS AN ARBITRATION “AWARD” DESPITE UNRESOLVED PENDING ISSUES

March 31, 2011 by Carlton Fields

A state court of appeals held that the an order granting respondent’s motion to dismiss an arbitration on the merits was an “award” within the meaning of the Uniform Arbitration Act of 1975, separate and apart from a “Final Award” issued two months later in which the arbitrator awarded respondent costs and denied its application for attorney’s fees. Respondent filed a motion in court to confirm the order of dismissal and award of costs; claimant opposed and moved to vacate both orders. The trial court held that the dismissal order constituted a distinct “award,” and, accordingly, the statutory thirty-day period to seek vacatur had expired. The appellate court affirmed, likening the situation to litigation in state and federal court, where an order of dismissal on the merits is final and appealable, notwithstanding extant unresolved issues of attorneys fees and costs. One judge dissented, opining that an “award” is an arbitral decision that represents the complete determination of every issue submitted to arbitration, and that the reference to state and federal judicial procedure is inapposite, given that the scope of judicial review of arbitral awards is strictly limited. American Numismatic Assoc. v. Cipoletti, Case No. 09CA2597 (Colo. Ct. App. Mar. 3, 2011).

This post written by Ben Seessel.

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