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2020 UNT Dallas L. Rev. On the Cusp 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/ontcp2020 and id is 1 raw text is: 2019 ON - THE - CUSP 2020 CHALLENGING ARBITRATION AWARDS FOR PROCEDURAL UNFAIRNESS Note by Hunter Veirs* TABLE OF CONTENTS I. ZEKE'S CHANCE AGAINST THE NFL .......................................................................2 II. APPLICABLE LAW AND FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS ..................................................4 A. THE LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT .....................................................5 B. THE FEDERAL ARBITRATION ACT AND FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS .......................5 III. U.S. SUPREME COURT HISTORY OF VACATING AN AWARD UNDER THE LMRA ........7 A. THE COURT VACATED AN AWARD IN ENTERPRISE WHEEL & CAR.......................7 B. THE COURT REVERSED ON PUBLIC POLICY GROUNDS IN MISCO .........................7 C. THE COURT REVERSED ON GROUNDS THAT THE INVESTIGATOR'S FINDINGS WERE IRRA TIO N A L ................................................................................................. 8 D. SUMMARY OF SUPREME COURT PRECEDENT ......................................................9 IV. CIRCUIT COURTS APPLYING FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS.........................................10 A. FORSYTHE INTERNATIONAL ............................................................................10 B. GULF COAST INDUSTRIAL WORKERS...............................................................11 C. TEMPO SHAIN CORPORATION...................................................................... 11 D. CHEMICAL WORKERS .....................................................................................12 E. SUMMARY OF FUNDAMENTAL FAIRNESS .........................................................13 V. DISCUSSION OF ZEKE'S CASE AND THE CASE LAW .................................................13 A . FORM ING THE CBA .................................................................................... 13 B. EVALUATING AN ARBITRATOR'S CONDUCT .....................................................14 C. DID ZEKE RECEIVE A FUNDAMENTALLY FAIR HEARING?.................................15 VI. CONCLUSION......................................................................................................16 * Hunter Veirs is an attorney at Grossman Law Offices, P.C. His practice focuses on representing plaintiffs in dram shop, workers compensation, and wrongful death matters. He is a 2019 graduate of the UNT Dallas College of Law, where he served as the 2018-2019 Editor-in-Chief of the On the Cusp Journal. Thank you to Professors Jonathan Bridges and Stewart Caton for the guidance and support.