This Week At The Ninth: Arbitration And Social Media

This week, the Court addresses whether the Federal Arbitration Act's grounds for vacatur are available to challenge an arbitration award governed by the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and holds that mass social media communications can qualify as solicitations under the Securities Act of 1933.

HAYDAY FARMS, INC. V. FEEDX HOLDINGS, INC.

The Court holds that the Federal Arbitration Act's (FAA) grounds for vacatur are available to challenge an arbitration award governed by the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, but that the FAA's high standard for vacatur was not met in this case.

The panel: Judges M. Smith, Nelson, and Drain, sitting by designation from the Eastern District of Michigan, with Judge Nelson writing the opinion.