7th Circuit Panel Says $7.7M Arbitration Award Was Properly Affirmed By District Court

Mealey's (December 1, 2017, 11:05 AM EST) -- CHICAGO — The Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Nov. 28 said a district court did not err in affirming a $7.7 million arbitration award in favor of a franchisor because the former franchisee failed to prove that there was any misconduct on the part of the arbitrator (Hyatt Franchising LLC v. Shen Zhen New World I LLC, et al., No. 17-2071, 7th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 24032)....