KIERNAN v. PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES, INC.

No. 97-1857.

137 F.3d 588 (1998)

Jerald R. KIERNAN; Andrew D. Kiernan, Claimants-Appellants, v. PIPER JAFFRAY COMPANIES, INC., a Delaware corporation; Piper Jaffray, Inc., formerly known as Piper Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Respondents-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided February 25, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel C. Ebling, St. Louis, MO, argued (Gerald L. Svoboda and Geri L. Dreiling, on the brief), for Claimants-Appellants.

Daniel G. Wilcek, Minneapolis, MN, argued (Jacqueline R. Rolfs, on the brief), for Respondents-Appellees.

Before BOWMAN, BRIGHT and MURPHY, Circuit Judges.


MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Jerald and Andrew Kiernan submitted claims related to their alleged unlawful termination by Piper Jaffray, Inc. to the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) for arbitration before a three-member panel. After the panel handed down an award in favor of Piper Jaffray, the Kiernans filed a motion in the district court1 to vacate the award on the grounds that one of the arbitrators had failed to...

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