PPG Indus., Incorp. v. Int'l Chem. Workers Union Council of the United Food and Commercial Workers, No. 08-2180
District court's order vacating an arbitrator's award in favor of a union on the ground that the arbitrator exceeded his authority by adding a term to the underlying contract is reversed and remanded as, even if the arbitrator erred, he acted within the scope of his authority under the contract.
Appellate Information
Argued: September 30, 2009
Decided: November 20, 2009
Judges
Opinion by Judge Motz
Counsel
For Appellant: August Randall Vehar, Akron, Ohio
For Appellee: C. David Morrison, Steptoe & Johnson, LLP, Clarksburg, West Virginia