Confirming/Vacating Arbitration Award
As amended through June 18, 2024
"On appeal of a trial court's decision confirming an arbitration award, we accept the trial court's findings of fact that are not clearly erroneous and review its conclusions of law de novo. First Union Secs., Inc. v. Lorelli, 168 N.C. App. 398, 400, 607 S.E.2d 674, 676 (2005).
"The standard of review of the trial court's vacatur of the arbitration award is the same as for any other order in that we accept findings of fact that are not 'clearly erroneous' and review conclusions of law de novo. Carpenter v. Brooks, 139 N.C. App. 745, 750, 534 S.E.2d 641, 645 (2000) (citing First Options of Chicago, Inc. v. Kaplan, 514 U.S. 938, 947-48, 131 L. E. 2d 985, 996 (1995)).