Texas Supreme Court Limits Grounds for Vacating Arbitration Awards under the TAA 

May, 2016 - Mark Trachtenberg , Odean L. Volker , Christina F. Crozier , Robert Carlton

In an opinion that will make vacating arbitration awards even more challenging, the Texas Supreme Court unanimously held that the Texas Arbitration Act (“TAA”) sets out the exclusive grounds for vacating arbitration awards arising from agreements governed by that statute, and that common law vacatur grounds are no longer viable. Hoskins v. Hoskins, No. 15-0046, --- S.W.3d --- (Tex. May 20, 2016).

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