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Nature of Suit Code: 190
Nature of Suit: Other Contract Actions
Cause of Action: 

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 Pursuant to 5TH CIR. R. 47.5, the Court has determined that this opinion should not be

published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R.

47.5.4.

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United States Court of Appeals

Fifth Circuit

FILED

March 31, 2004

Charles R. Fulbruge III

Clerk

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT

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No. 03-30614

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BERK-COHEN ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.,

Plaintiff-Appellant,

versus

ORKIN EXTERMINATING COMPANY, INC.,

Defendant-Appellee.

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Appeal from the United States District Court 

for the Eastern District of Louisiana

(94-CV-3090)

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Before KING, Chief Judge and BENAVIDES and CLEMENT, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

Appellant Berk-Cohen Associates, L.L.C. (“Berk-Cohen”) appeals the district court’s

enforcement of an arbitration award on the groundsthat the arbitrators acted with manifest disregard

of the law. Assuming arguendo that the “manifest disregard of the law” standard is a valid basis for

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vacating an arbitration award for a dispute arising under a commercial contract, we agree with the

district court that Berk-Cohen nonethelessfailed to meet this high standard of proof. We agree with

the district court’s conclusion that the arbitration panel did not commit manifest error in ruling that

Berk-Cohen should have mitigated the damages caused by the negligence of Orkin Exterminating

Company, Inc. AFFIRMED.

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