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Fifth Circuit Finds Federal Jurisdiction Over $10,000 Arbitration Award

By Liz Kramer on April 14, 2016
Posted in Appealing Arbitration Decisions

The Fifth Circuit recently addressed a hard question: what should the court consider when determining the amount in controversy for purposes of federal jurisdiction over an arbitration award?  The court decided to rely on the amount originally sought by the claimant in the demand for arbitration.  Pershing, LLC v. Kiebach, __ F.3d __, 2016…

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