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Moot Court Executive Board And Teams 2004-2005, Kellie Casey Monk
Moot Court Executive Board And Teams 2004-2005, Kellie Casey Monk
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Georgia General Assembly Adopts "Manifest Disregard" As A Ground For Vacating Arbitration Awards: How Will Georgia Courts Treat The New Standard?, John W. Hinchey, Thomas V. Burch
Georgia General Assembly Adopts "Manifest Disregard" As A Ground For Vacating Arbitration Awards: How Will Georgia Courts Treat The New Standard?, John W. Hinchey, Thomas V. Burch
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Generally, courts may only set aside arbitration awards on the grounds listed in the Federal Arbitration Act or the applicable state arbitration code. However, all federal circuit courts and a few state courts have adopted a non-statutory exception that allows a court to overturn an arbitrator's decision if the arbitrator has exemplified a "manifest disregard" of the law.
In 2002, after several years of tentative lower court decisions, the Georgia Supreme Court, in Progressive Data Systems v. Jefferson Holding Corporation, held that manifest disregard is not a proper ground for vacatur in Georgia. The court emphasized that Georgia's Arbitration Code …
National Order Of Barristers 2004, Kellie Casey Monk
National Order Of Barristers 2004, Kellie Casey Monk
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Mock Trial Team Members 2004-2005, Kellie Casey Monk
Mock Trial Team Members 2004-2005, Kellie Casey Monk
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Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn Of Court Team Members 2004-2005, Kellie Casey Monk
Joseph Henry Lumpkin Inn Of Court Team Members 2004-2005, Kellie Casey Monk
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Local Government Liability Litigation: Numerical Nuances, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
Local Government Liability Litigation: Numerical Nuances, R. Perry Sentell Jr.
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Georgia local government law not only encompasses a forbidding substantive expanse; it occupies a dominating presence before the Georgia appellate courts. Those courts are called to resolve all manner of litigation erupting from citizen exposure to government at its first level. The controversies feature issues both recurring and unique; they represent nothing less than the essence of law in daily life. An annual effort to chronicle those controversies over a good number of years reveals two (among many) distinct facets. First, local government liability has consistently dwarfed all other litigated issues; and second, this pervading characteristic emits no signs of …