LEGION INS. CO. v. VCW, INC.

No. 99-1009.

198 F.3d 718 (1999)

LEGION INSURANCE CO., Appellee, v. VCW, INC.; Preferred Administrative Services, Inc., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: November 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nick J. DiGiovanni, Chicago, IL, argued (Robert A. Badgley, Hugh S. Balsam and Stanley N. Wilkins, on the brief), for Appellants.

Gary Fulghum, Kansas City, MO, argued (Leonard Rose, on the brief), for Appellee.

Before BEAM and FAGG, Circuit Judges, and BOGUE, District Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

The doctrine of functus officio prevents arbitrators from revisiting a final award after the final award has been issued.2 In this appeal by VCW, Inc., and Preferred Administrative Services, Inc. (PAS), we hold that this doctrine prevented an arbitration panel from rescinding a final arbitration award after a federal district court decided to vacate in part and confirm in part that award. We also hold that the...

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