9 U.S.C. § 11
Section 11 · Same; modification or correction; grounds; order
This is the Federal Arbitration Act
Amended 1 time on record
Applied in 581 court decisions — leading case Hall Street Associates, L. L. C. v. Mattel, Inc. (2008)
Most recently applied in Nalco Company LLC v. Laurence Bonday (July 2025)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 7 U.S.C. § 11 · 3 U.S.C. § 11 · 9 U.S.C. § 10
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
In either of the following cases the United States court in and for the district wherein the award was made may make an order modifying or correcting the award upon the application of any party to the arbitration—
(a) Where there was an evident material miscalculation of figures or an evident material mistake in the description of any person, thing, or property referred to in the award.
(b) Where the arbitrators have awarded upon a matter not submitted to them, unless it is a matter not affecting the merits of the decision upon the matter submitted.
(c) Where the award is imperfect in matter of form not affecting the merits of the controversy.
The order may modify and correct the award, so as to effect the intent thereof and promote justice between the parties.
Editorial notes U.S. Code · Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Derivation
Act Feb. 12, 1925, ch. 213, §11, 43 Stat. 885.