U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2007

Torch & E&P Co. v. J.M. Huber Corp.

Torch & E&P Co. v. J.M. Huber Corp.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · Decided July 6, 2007
234 F. App'x 231

Torch & E&P Co. v. J.M. Huber Corp.

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM: *

For the reasons stated by the district court, we AFFIRM. Torch got what it bargained for—the arbitrator’s proper exercise of the power to apply law to fact. Torch suggests that the arbitration clause in its contract, requiring arbitration of “any ... dispute ... of any kind ... in any way arising out of’ the contract, somehow grants narrower powers to the arbitrator than a clause granting an arbitrator the power to determine “the meaning and application” of the contract. If anything, the grant of power in Torch’s contract is broader. In any event, either grant of power includes the power to interpret the contract, and the arbitrator here did not go outside of interpreting the contract.

AFFIRMED.

Pursuant to 5th Cir. R. 47.5, the court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. R. 47.5.4.

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