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Terk Technologies Corp. v. Dockery
Citation: 3 F. App'x 459Docket: No. 00-1491
Court: Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; February 6, 2001; Federal Appellate Court
Defendants Devan Dockery and Windmaster Manufacturing Company appeal a judgment confirming an arbitration award favoring Plaintiff Terk Technologies Corporation and the denial of their motion to vacate that judgment. The dispute arose from allegations of breach of a settlement agreement and violations of the Lanham Act concerning a patent for a remote control extender. Following a witness for Defendants testifying on behalf of Plaintiff, the parties opted for binding arbitration. On December 3, 1999, the arbitration panel awarded Plaintiff $6,758,433.00, along with statutory costs and interest. The district court subsequently entered this award as a court judgment. Defendants sought to vacate the award, alleging that Plaintiff bribed the witness, which they claimed compromised the arbitration process. They also argued that the arbitrators improperly rewrote the settlement agreement, excluded evidence, disregarded the law, exceeded their authority, and made factual mistakes. On appeal, Defendants reiterated these arguments. After reviewing the case and hearing oral arguments, the court affirmed the district court’s summary judgment, citing the reasons provided in the district court's opinions dated February 2, 2000, and April 14, 2000.