| Matter of WBP Cent. Assoc., LLC v Deco Constr. Corp. |
| 2007 NY Slip Op 07709 [44 AD3d 781] |
| October 9, 2007 |
| Appellate Division, Second Department |
| In the Matter of WBP Central Associates, LLC,Respondent, v Deco Construction Corp., Appellant. |
—[*1] Eric W. Berry, P.C., New York, N.Y., for respondent.
In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75, inter alia, to confirm an arbitration award, DecoConstruction Corp. appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Nastasi,J.), entered November 16, 2005, which granted the petition.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
An arbitration award may not be vacated unless it violates a strong public policy, isirrational, or clearly exceeds a specifically-enumerated limitation on the arbitrators' power (see Matter of United Fedn. of Teachers,Local 2, AFT, AFL-CIO v Board of Educ. of City School Dist. of City of N.Y., 1 NY3d72, 79 [2003]; Matter of Board of Educ. of Arlington Cent. School Dist. v ArlingtonTeachers Assn., 78 NY2d 33, 37 [1991]; Cifuentes v Rose & Thistle, Ltd., 32 AD3d 816 [2006]; Matterof Rockland County Bd. of Coop. Educ. Servs. v BOCES Staff Assn., 308 AD2d 452, 453[2003]). An award made by an arbitration panel will not be vacated for errors of law or factcommitted by the arbitrators unless the award exhibits a manifest disregard of the law (see Wien & Malkin LLP v Helmsley-Spear,Inc., 6 NY3d 471 [2006]; Matter of Silverman [Benmor Coats], 61 NY2d 299,308 [1984]; Matter of Sprinzen [Nomberg], 46 NY2d 623, 629 [1979]; Cifuentes v Rose & Thistle, Ltd., 32AD3d 816 [2006]). Contrary to the appellant's contentions, none of the grounds upon whichan arbitration award may be vacated apply in this case.
Moreover, the appellant has not established that the arbitration award contained amathematical miscalculation or computational error, or that "the award is imperfect in a matter of[*2]form, not affecting the merits of the controversy" (CPLR7511 [c] [3]), which would warrant a modification of the award.
The parties' remaining contentions are without merit. Prudenti, P.J., Santucci, Fisher andAngiolillo, JJ., concur.