America Vs Carba Case Analysis

In general, U.S. courts have long favored enforcement of arbitration awards. As the Second Circuit noted in Diapulse Corp. of America v. Carba, Ltd. 37 a case decided under the Federal Arbitration Act, [t]he purpose of arbitration is to permit a relatively quick and inexpensive resolution of contractual disputes by avoiding the expense and delay of extended court proceedings.... Accordingly, it is a well-settled proposition that judicial review of an arbitration award should be, and is, very narrowly limited. 38 As another court has expressed this view, "[lt is not the function of a district court to review the record of an arbitration proceeding for mere errors of law or fact."'39 These public policy concerns apply with even greater strength