WIEN LLP v. HELMSLEY-SPEAR


6 N.Y.3d 471 (2006)

846 N.E.2d 1201

813 N.Y.S.2d 691

WIEN & MALKIN LLP et al., Respondents, v. HELMSLEY-SPEAR, INC., Appellant.

Court of Appeals of the State of New York.

Decided February 21, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP, New York City (Howard Graff, Deborah A. Skakel and Judith R. Cohen of counsel), for appellant.

Dewey Pegno & Kramarsky LLP, New York City (Thomas E.L. Dewey of counsel), and Thelen Reid & Priest LLP for respondents.

Judges CIPARICK, ROSENBLATT, GRAFFEO and R.S. SMITH concur; Chief Judge KAYE and Judge READ taking no part.


OPINION OF THE COURT

G.B. SMITH, J.

In this appeal we review the Appellate Division's vacatur of an arbitration award after a remand from the Supreme Court of the United States with an instruction to reconsider in light of Citizens Bank v Alafabco, Inc. (539 U.S. 52 [2003]). Since arbitral judgments are owed substantial deference and there was no showing that the arbitration...

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