No. 20-1804

In Re Peter R. Culpepper

Lower Court: N/A
Docketed: 2021-06-25
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Tags: arbitration-act arbitration-award contract-interpretation employment-agreement federal-arbitration-act federal-law judicial-discretion preemption state-law tennessee-uniform-arbitration-act vacatur
Key Terms:
Arbitration
Latest Conference: 2021-09-27
Question Presented (from Petition)

Whether, under the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA"), respondent-chancellor abused her discretion in applying the Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act ("the Act") when the FAA was expressly mandated by petitioner's Employment Agreement as drafted by counsel for appellee-respondent, providing for a clear and established legal right to be enforced in petitioner's filed application for the purpose of seeking vacatur of his arbitration award under the FAA as opposed to the Act.

Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the FAA preempts the Tennessee Uniform Arbitration Act

Docket Entries

2021-10-04
Petition DENIED.
2021-08-11
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/27/2021.
2021-06-21
Petition for a writ of mandamus filed. (Response due July 26, 2021)

Attorneys

In Re Peter R. Culpepper
Peter Culpepper — Petitioner