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Denial of request to vacate arbitration award due to denial of continuance of final hearing affirmed

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In a non-reinsurance case, the United State Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed a District Court decision denying a request to vacate an arbitration award, which was based upon the contention that the arbitration panel committed misconduct by denying a request for a continuance of the final hearing that was submitted the day before the scheduled hearing. Laws v Morgan Stanley, 2006 WL 1579542, case no. 05-20626 (5th Cir. Je. 9, 2006).