An arbitration award is not subject to vacatur pursuant to CPLR 7511 (b) (1) (iii) due to an arbitrator's mistake of fact or law or disregard for the plain words of the parties' agreement. Rather, the court must find that the award is "totally irrational or violative of a strong public policy and thus in excess of the arbitrator's powers" (Hackett v Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy,
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