Unraveling the Mystery of Wilko v. Swan: American Arbitration Vacatur Law and the Accidental Demise of Party Autonomy
By James M. Gaitis, February 8, 2012
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The Supreme Court’s utterance in the 1953 Wilko case that the interpretations of the law by the arbitrators in contrast to manifest disregard are not subject to judicial review for error in interpretation has gradually transmuted in the past half-century to subvert party autonomy. The author concludes the Court needs to revisit this issue to clarify the language itmanifest disregard. digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1096&context=drlj ADR References
