It is hereby ordered that the order and judgment so appealed from is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum: Petitioner appeals from an order and judgment dismissing its petition to vacate an arbitration award (see CPLR 7511 [b] [1]). We reject petitioner's contention that the arbitrator exceeded her authority by refusing to apply the law. It is well settled that, "`[a]bsent [a] provision in the arbitration clause itself, an arbitrator is not bound...
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