Quinn, Racusin & Gazzola Chartered v. Pavich Law Group, P.C. (Amended Opinion)

Summary

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals affirmed the Superior Court’s judgment confirming the arbitrator’s final award. It held that the Agreement Concerning Attorneys’ Fees (ACAF) contained a valid arbitration clause, that the clause was not void for fraudulent inducement or duress, and that the arbitrator acted within the scope of that clause in deciding both the fee‑allocation dispute and related tort claims. The court also concluded that the vacated judgment in the Iraq Litigation did not render the ACAF void.