Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal Volume 7 Issue 1 Article 1 12-1-2006 Unraveling the Mystery of Wilko v. Swan: American Arbitration Vacatur Law and the Accidental Demise of Party Autonomy James M. Gaitis Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/drlj Part of the Civil Law Commons, Civil Procedure Commons, Courts Commons, Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Commons, Jurisdiction Commons, Jurisprudence Commons, Legal Remedies Commons, Litigation Commons, Other Law Commons, and the Securities Law Commons Recommended Citation James M. Gaitis, Unraveling the Mystery of Wilko v. Swan: American Arbitration Vacatur Law and the Accidental Demise of Party Autonomy , 7 Pepp. Disp. Resol. L.J. Iss. 1 (2006) Available at: https://digitalcommons.pepperdine.edu/drlj/vol7/iss1/1 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Caruso School of Law at Pepperdine Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Pepperdine Dispute Resolution Law Journal by an authorized editor of Pepperdine Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. Gaitis: Unraveling the Mystery of <em>Wilko v. Swan</em>: American Arbitr [Vol. 7: 1, 2007] PEPPERDINE DISPUTE RESOLUTION LAW JOURNAL Unraveling the Mystery of Wilko v. Swan: American Arbitration Vacatur Law and the Accidental Demise of Party Autonomy James M. Gaitis* 1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................... 2 II. AN OVERVIEW OF THE WILKO OPINION AND ITS APPLICATION BY LOWER COURTS ....................................................... 7 A. What W ilko Actually Says ........................................................ 7 B. The Spontaneous Generation of the Doctrine of Manifest Disregard of the Law .................................................................. 11 III.