In a November 3, 2010 decision by Justice Richard B. Lowe, the Court granted the motion of Respondent Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP ("Quinn Emanuel"), pursuant to the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §9, Rule 11, and Article 75 of the Civil Procedure Law and Rules, to confirm an arbitration award issued by the arbitration panel in AAA Arbitration No. 13 194 Y 995 08 on August 25, 2010. The Court denied Petitioners’ cross-motion for an order staying confirmation of the award pending an appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. This case arises out of a fee dispute between Quinn Emanuel and petitioners over a contingency fee arrangement subject to arbitration. In an earlier decision in 2008, Justice Lowe denied petitioners’ motion to stay arbitration.