WACHOVIA SECURITIES, LLC v. BRAND

No. 10-2111.

671 F.3d 472 (2012)

WACHOVIA SECURITIES, LLC, a Delaware Corporation and successor in interest to AG Edwards & Sons, Inc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank J. BRAND, II, individual; Marvin Slaughter, individual; Stephen N. Jones, individual; George W. Stukes, individual, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: February 16, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stephen Montgomery Cox , Robinson, Brad-Shaw & Hinson P.A., Rock Hill, South Carolina, for Appellant. Joseph A. Dougherty , Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: J. Rene Josey , Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., Florence, South Carolina; Andrew J. Shapren , Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney, PC, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for Appellees.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge DUNCAN wrote the opinion, in which Judge DAVIS and Judge WYNN joined.


OPINION

DUNCAN, Circuit Judge:

Wachovia Securities, LLC ("Wachovia")1 appeals from the district court's refusal to vacate an arbitration award entered against it after it sued several former employees on what the arbitrators determined were frivolous claims. Wachovia argues that the arbitrators (the "Panel") violated § 10(a)(3) of the Federal Arbitration Act (the "FAA") and "manifestly disregarded" the law when they awarded...

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