John Mark Goodman and Amandeep S. Kahlon | BuildSmart “Manifest disregard of the law” is no longer a valid basis to challenge arbitration awards, at least not in the federal courts of Texas, Mississippi and Louisiana. Rather, according to the Fifth Circuit’s decision in U.S. Trinity Energy Services v. Southwest Directional Drilling, 2025 WL 1218096 (Apr.… Continue reading Manifest Disregard Discarded: Fifth Circuit Limits Grounds to Vacate Arbitration Awards