Professor Feller observes that courts, enforcing the arbitration provisions of both commercial and labor agreements, will rarely set aside a commercial award. However, courts will set aside labor arbitration awards…

The author asserts that commercial arbitration under the Federal Arbitration Act, and labor arbitration under the Labor Management Relations Act are “in a state of substantial symmetry.” Federal preemption under…

The authors posit that arbitrators must not apply external law unless the parties have granted them the authority to do so, and that advocates should be circumspect in investing the…