arbitration award

Porch.com, Inc. v. Kandela, LLC (Apr. 14, 2025, B326289) 2025 WL 1098243

Court of Appeal affirms judgment confirming arbitration award, holding that the appellant failed to provide a sufficient appellate record

Mar 15, 2023 Jeffrey E. Raskin
Arbitration Appealability & Trial Court Strategy

There are many nuances when it comes to appealability of a trial court order on an arbitration award.  Those nuances dictate how and when to seek appellate review.  But it’s worth considering them earlier in the process too, so you can structure your trial court

Law Finance Group, LLC v. Key (2021) 67 Cal.App.5th 307

Court of Appeal orders confirmation of arbitration award for GMSR’s client, finding the respondent missed a jurisdictional deadline to seek to vacate it

In re Tobacco Cases (N.Y. 2004) 7 A.D.3d 368

Formulated winning strategy for reinstatement of 1.25 billion attorney-fee arbitration award

Hightower v. O’Dowd (July 31, 2003, B156006) 2003 WL 21758375 [nonpublished opinion]

Review of arbitration awards; scope of arbitrator’s power

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