FIRST OPTIONS OF CHICAGO, INC. v. KAPLAN

No. 94-560.

514 U.S. 938 (1995)

FIRST OPTIONS OF CHICAGO, INC. v. KAPLAN ET AL.

United States Supreme Court.

Decided May 22, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Holzhauer argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Timothy S. Bishop, Stephen P. Bedell, Timothy G. McDermott, and Kenneth E. Wile.

John G. Roberts, Jr., argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief for respondent Manuel Kaplan were Donald L. Perelman, Richard A. Koffman, and David G. Leitch. Gary A. Rosen filed a brief for respondent Carol Kaplan.*

Breyer, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.


Justice Breyer, delivered the opinion of the Court.

In this case we consider two questions about how courts should review certain matters under the federal Arbitration Act, 9 U. S. C.§ 1 et seq. (1988 ed. and Supp. V): (1) how a district court should review an arbitrator's decision that the parties agreed to arbitrate a dispute, and (2) how a court of appeals should review a district court's decision confirming, or refusing to vacate, an arbitration award...

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