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Improv W. Assocs. v. Comedy Club, Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 5, 2009
558 U.S. 824 (2009)

Summary

concluding that "after Hall Street Associates, manifest disregard of the law remains a valid ground for vacatur" because it is "shorthand for a statutory ground under the FAA, specifically 9 U.S.C. § 10"

Summary of this case from Frazier v. Citifinancial Corp.

Opinion

No. 08–1525.

2009-10-05

IMPROV WEST ASSOCIATES, et al., petitioners, v. COMEDY CLUB, INC., et al.


Case below, 553 F.3d 1277.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied.


Summaries of

Improv W. Assocs. v. Comedy Club, Inc.

Supreme Court of the United States
Oct 5, 2009
558 U.S. 824 (2009)

concluding that "after Hall Street Associates, manifest disregard of the law remains a valid ground for vacatur" because it is "shorthand for a statutory ground under the FAA, specifically 9 U.S.C. § 10"

Summary of this case from Frazier v. Citifinancial Corp.
Case details for

Improv W. Assocs. v. Comedy Club, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:IMPROV WEST ASSOCIATES, et al., petitioners, v. COMEDY CLUB, INC., et al.

Court:Supreme Court of the United States

Date published: Oct 5, 2009

Citations

558 U.S. 824 (2009)
130 S. Ct. 145
175 L. Ed. 2d 36
78 U.S.L.W. 3139

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