Consumer Arbitration Agreements: 11.7.3.4.1 Few state laws limit punitive damages in arbitration
The Supreme Court in Mastrobuono ruled that the FAA authorizes punitive damages in arbitration awards.349 Fifteen states have enacted the revised Uniform Arbitration Act (UAA),350 and the revised UAA specifically states: “An arbitrator may award punitive damages or other exemplary relief if such an award is authorized by law in a civil action involving the same claim and the evidence produced at the hearing justifies the award under the legal standards otherwise applicable to the cl