In a dispute over whether an arbitrator has authority to grant a video game developer and publisher a perpetual license in the intellectual property as a remedy for the developer’s fraud and breaches of contract, the Fifth Circuit found that the arbitrator’s creative award must be upheld under the Federal Arbitration Act, and set forth new guidance for courts confronting similar issues. Timegate Studios, Inc. v. Southpeak Interactive, LLC, __ F.3d __, 2013 WL 1437710 (5th Cir. April 9, 2013).
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