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DOWNER v. SIEGEL

No. 06-30159.

489 F.3d 623 (2007)

Linda L. DOWNER; Hunt B. Downer, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Fred SIEGEL, etc.; et al., Defendants, Fred Siegel, also known as Michael Siegel, also known as Michael Fred Siegel, Defendant-Appellant. Patrick B. Landry; Dorothy A. Landry; Linda L. Downer; Hunt B. Downer, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Michael F. Siegel, etc.; et al., Defendants, Michael F. Siegel, also known as Fred Siegel, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 13, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Waitz (argued), Waitz & Downer, Houma, LA, for Plaintiffs-Appellees.

George Chester Freeman, III (argued), Meredith Anne Cunningham, Michael J. Haskell, Barrasso, Usdin, Kupperman, Freeman & Sarver, New Orleans, LA, for Siegel.

Before KING, WIENER, and OWEN, Circuit Judges.

KING, Circuit Judge:

Defendant-appellant Michael F. Siegel appeals the district court's order vacating an arbitration award in his favor. We REVERSE and REMAND for further proceedings.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Dain Rauscher, Inc. ("DR") employed defendant-appellant Michael F. Siegel (also known as Fred Siegel) as a stock broker. In 1997, plaintiffs-appellees Linda and Hunt Downer (together, "the Downers") opened a brokerage account with...

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