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Hamp's Construction, LLC v. Inland Marine Services, L.L.C.

Paid petition · Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit, No. 2018 CA 1152 · judgment April 12, 2019

Certiorari denied · January 27, 2020
Pre-decision estimate: 8% cert probability (95% interval 5%–14%)

Before the decision, about 2× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for a First Circuit decision below, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition), and down for a business respondent.

Questions presented

  1. Is "manifest disregard of the law" still a valid basis to vacate or modify an arbitrator's award?

  2. Did the arbitrator in this case manifestly disregard the law and issue his own brand of industrial justice so as to warrant vacatur or modification of the arbitration award?

  3. Even if vacatur or modification of the arbitrator's award in this case is not warranted under the relevant statutory law, is vacatur or modification nevertheless warranted under the Due Process Clause?

Counsel of record

For petitioner
John I. Hulse IV
Conroy Law Firm, PLC

For respondent
Joshua J. Coleman
Graves Carley, LLP

Case

Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference

Proceedings

  1. Jan 27 2020
    Petition DENIED.
  2. Jan 08 2020
    DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 1/24/2020.
  3. Dec 23 2019
    Waiver of right of respondent Inland Marine Services, LLC to respond filed.
  4. Dec 03 2019
    Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 6, 2020)