ADVANTAGE VETERANS SERVICES v. UNITED STEEL

No. 22-1268.

70 F.4th 751 (2023)

ADVANTAGE VETERANS SERVICES OF WALTERBORO, LLC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STEEL, PAPER AND FORESTRY, RUBBER, MANUFACTURING, ENERGY, ALLIED INDUSTRIAL AND SERVICE WORKERS INTERNATIONAL, LOCAL 7898, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: June 15, 2023.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Lewis Traywick Duffie , LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellant. Keren Wheeler , UNITED STEELWORKERS, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for Appellees. ON BRIEF: Aaron I. Saltzman , Atlanta, Georgia, William H. Foster , LITTLER MENDELSON, P.C., for Appellant.

Reversed by published opinion. Judge Quattlebaum wrote the opinion, in which Judge Niemeyer and Judge Rushing joined.


The standard of review for arbitration awards is exceedingly narrow, with courts generally deferring to an arbitrator's findings and reasoning. But even under this limited scope of review, an arbitration award must be vacated if it does not draw its essence from the parties' arbitration agreement. This appeal requires...

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