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Wednesday, November 01, 2006
Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court decides case involving arbitrator's award
In Natare Corporation v. D.S.I., Duraplastec Systems, Inc., et al., a 6-page opinion issued Oct. 31, 2006, Justice Sulivan writes:
Natare Corporation filed this lawsuit, contending that an arbitrator had wrongly denied it attorney fees to which it was entitled. Indiana law specifies limited bases upon which an arbitrator’s award may be challenged in a trial court. We agree with the trial court that neither of the bases advanced by Natare is available to it here: the arbitrator did not exceed his authority in denying Natare attorney fees, nor did he make his decision to deny Natare attorney fees before the attorney fee issue was presented to him.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on November 1, 2006 07:47 AM
Posted to Ind. Sup.Ct. Decisions