Court Opinion

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Date Created: 2023-03-07 17:00:40.56964+00
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United States Court of Appeals
                           For the Eighth Circuit
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                               No. 22-1978
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  AALFS Family Partnership; Rodawig Family Ltd Partnership; William Eric
Rodawig Trust; Jon Andrew Rodawig Trust; James Alex Rodawig Trust; William
                         E Rodawig Family Trust

                      lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellees

                                          v.

GSL Holdings, SA de CV; CMT De la Laguna, SA de CV; Capacidade de Mexico,
  SA de CV; Inmobiliaria y Bienes Raices de la Laguna, SA de CV; Ropa Siete
Leguas Jeans, SA de CV; Industrial Textil de Puebla, SA de CV; Tavemex, SA de
  CV; Tavex Inmobiliaria, SA de CV; Tavex USA, Inc; Ropa Siete Leguas, Inc

                    lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellants
                        ___________________________

                               No. 22-2568
                       ___________________________

  AALFS Family Partnership; Rodawig Family Ltd Partnership; William Eric
Rodawig Trust; Jon Andrew Rodawig Trust; James Alex Rodawig Trust; William
                         E Rodawig Family Trust

                      lllllllllllllllllllllPlaintiffs - Appellees

                                          v.

GSL Holdings, SA de CV; CMT De la Laguna, SA de CV; Capacidade de Mexico,
  SA de CV; Inmobiliaria y Bienes Raices de la Laguna, SA de CV; Ropa Siete
Leguas Jeans, SA de CV; Industrial Textil de Puebla, SA de CV; Tavemex, SA de
  CV; Tavex Inmobiliaria, SA de CV; Tavex USA, Inc; Ropa Siete Leguas, Inc

                    lllllllllllllllllllllDefendants - Appellants
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                      Appeals from United States District Court
                     for the Northern District of Iowa - Western
                                   ____________

                             Submitted: March 2, 2023
                               Filed: March 7, 2023
                                  [Unpublished]
                                  ____________

Before GRUENDER, STRAS, and KOBES, Circuit Judges.
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PER CURIAM.

       GSL Holdings and several affiliated entities appeal the confirmation of an
arbitration award against them, which included attorney fees and costs. Having
carefully reviewed the record and the parties’ arguments on appeal, we conclude
there was no “evident partiality” by the arbitrator or “misconduct . . . in refusing to
hear evidence pertinent and material to the controversy.” 9 U.S.C. § 10(a)(2)–(3);
see Brown v. Brown-Thill, 762 F.3d 814, 820 (8th Cir. 2014) (stating that a party
seeking to vacate an arbitration award must show “objective facts inconsistent with
impartiality” or a “depriv[ation] of a fair hearing” (citation omitted)). Nor did the
district court1 make a mistake in setting the attorney-fee award or concluding that
GSL’s affiliates were jointly liable for it. See Gen. Mills Operations, LLC v. Five
Star Custom Foods, Ltd., 703 F.3d 1104, 1112 (8th Cir. 2013) (reviewing legal
issues related to the fee award de novo). We accordingly affirm the judgment of the
district court. See 8th Cir. R. 47B.
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      1
        The Honorable C.J. Williams, United States District Judge for the Northern
District of Iowa.
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