LAPINE TECHNOLOGY CORP. v. KYOCERA CORP.

Nos. 96-15319, 96-15321, 96-16142, 96-16143, 96-16318.

130 F.3d 884 (1997)

LAPINE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KYOCERA CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. KYOCERA CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL-BACHE TRADE SERVICES, INC., fdba Prudential-Bache Trade Corporation; Prudential Capital & Investment Services, Inc.; Lapine Holding Co.; Lapine Technology Corporation, Defendants-Appellees. LAPINE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. KYOCERA CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant. KYOCERA CORPORATION, Plaintiff-counter-claimant-Appellant, v. PRUDENTIAL-BACHE TRADE SERVICES, INC., fdba Prudential-Bache Trade Corporation; Prudential Capital & Investment Services, Inc.; Lapine Technology Corporation; Lapine Holding Company Inc., Defendants-Counter-Claimants-Appellees. KYOCERA CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PRUDENTIAL-BACHE TRADE SERVICES, INC., fdba Prudential-Bache Corporation; Prudential Capital & Investment Services, Inc.; Lapine Technology Corporation; Lapine Holding Co., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 9, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James J. Brosnahan, Morrison & Foerster, San Francisco, California, and Shirley M. Hufstedler, Morrison & Foerster, Los Angeles, California, for appellant.

Charles S. Treat and Maureen E. Mahoney, Latham & Watkins, San Francisco, California, for appellees.

Keiichiro Sue, Matsuo & Kosugi, Tokyo, Japan, for amicus curiae Law Association for Asia and the Pacific.

Bettina Redway, Sacramento, California, for amici curiae, California Manufacturers Association, Electronic Industries Association, Shaklee Corporation, International Electronics Manufacturers and Cnsumers of America, U.S. Borax, Inc., Mexinox, S.A. de C.V., New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc.

Christopher E. Chenoweth, San Francisco, California, for amici curiae California Bankers Association, American Bankers Association, Bank Securities Association, Consumer Bankers Association, Bankers Roundtable.

Erik Valgaeren, Stibbe Simont Monahan Duhot, Brussels, Belgium, for amici curiae Hans Van Houtte and Bernd Von Hoffman.

Forrest Booth, Rice Fowler Booth & Banning, San Francisco, California, and Bruce Aitken, Aitken Irvin Lewin Berlin Vrooman & Cohn, Orange, California, for amicus curiae The Pro Trade Group.

Paul Grossman, Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, California, for amicus curiae California Employment Law Council.

Before: KOZINSKI, MAYER, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.


FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judge:

Kyocera Corporation appeals the district court's judgment in favor of LaPine Technology Corporation, LaPine Holding Company, Inc. and Prudential-Bache Trade Services, Inc.1 The district court determined that it could not review an arbitration award under a substantial evidence and error of law standard, even though that standard was part of the arbitration agreement made by the parties. The court, therefore, confirmed...

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