September 23, 2024
A Morgan Stanley unit on Friday urged the U.S. Supreme Court not to tackle a purported circuit split over whether "manifest disregard of the law" remains a valid reason for vacating an arbitral award, arguing that a former employee missed his chance to press the argument in the lower courts.
August 23, 2024
A former Morgan Stanley financial adviser is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review an appellate panel's refusal to toss the bank's arbitral award and revive his $13.7 million counterclaims, arguing that the dispute presents the ideal vehicle to resolve the "clear" circuit split over whether "manifest disregard of the law" remains a valid ground for vacating such awards.