PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
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Contract Arbitration
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Modify/Vacate Award: Exceeded Powers
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Under USAA, award may be vacated if arbitrators exceeded powers.
Award may be vacated if arbitrators exceed powers and award cannot be corrected without affecting merits.
Arbitrator's award could not be vacated where it did not trigger statutorily enumerated vacation grounds, and where it was rationally related to the arbitrator's interpretation of the parties' agreements.