The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently annulled a federal judge’s confirmation of an arbitration award favoring Tesla in a defamation dispute involving the company and a former employee. The panel consisting of Judges Lawrence VanDyke, Daniel Collins, and Salvador Mendoza Jr. concluded that the U.S. district court judge misstepped in exercising jurisdiction to confirm the arbitration outcome, citing the precedent set by the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Badgerow v. Walters. Consequently, the Ninth Circuit has ordered the case to be dismissed. For further details on this decision, visit the National Law Journal.