Arbitration Case Development

Emerald Aero LLC v. Kaplan, 4th District No. 0070579, Feb 28, 2017, 2017 WL 767004 – State appeals court overturns arbitrator’s $30.8 million award finding that the lack of notice of the claimant’s increased punitive damages claim and the arbitrator’s decision to accept the last minute amendment to the damages claim fell outside the arbitrator’s scope of authority