Originally from Journal of American Arbitration (JAA)

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I.  OVERVIEW 

II. THE COURT’S DECISION 

A. Manifest Disregard of the Law Is Not One of the Five Statutory  Grounds Available for Vacating an Arbitral Award under the  CUAA 

B. Courts are Slow to Adopt the Manifest Disregard of the Law  Standard Because of Its Unclear Definition and Common Law  Creation 

C. The Colorado Court of Appeals Declined to Adopt the Manifest  Disregard of the Law Standard as an Implied Ground for Vacating  an Arbitral Award 

1.  The Manifest Disregard of the Law Standard Was Not  Implied Within the Former Section 13-22-214(1)(a)(III)  of the CUAA 

2.  The Colorado Court of Appeals Refused to Adopt “Manifest Disregard of the Law” as a Common Law Ground for Judicial Vacatur 

D. By Upholding the Arbitral Award, the Trial Court Correctly Applied  Colorado Law