State Court
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Tennessee Supreme Court
Tennessee Supreme Court Limits State Jurisdiction in Arbitration Cases
The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled that state courts lack subject matter jurisdiction to confirm arbitration awards when parties agreed arbitration would occur in another state. The decision came in Berkeley Research Group, LLC v. Southern Advanced Materials, LLC, dismissing Berkeley's attempt to confirm a Pennsylvania arbitration award in Tennessee.
•Tennessee Supreme Court ruled state courts lack jurisdiction to confirm arbitration awards when parties agreed arbitration would occur in another state
•Berkeley Research Group's petition to confirm Pennsylvania arbitration award was dismissed by Tennessee's highest court
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