Econergy

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendant Jaspal Singh Deol appeals from a judgment confirming a final arbitration award. The arbitration involved a business dispute between Deol and plaintiffs Econergy, Inc. (Econergy), Prabhakar Goel (Goel), and Goel Family Ventures I LP (Goel Ventures). On appeal, Deol contends that the arbitrator exceeded his powers by failing to follow the law and by ordering overbroad injunctive relief, and therefore the arbitration award must be vacated or corrected as to certain relief. Second, Deol argues that the trial court judgment does not conform to the final arbitration award with respect to certain relief, and therefore the judgment must be corrected. Third, he contends that the injunctive relief in the judgment is void, based on a bankruptcy stay that was in place after he filed for bankruptcy. For reasons that we will explain, we will modify the trial court’s order confirming the final arbitration award and the trial court’s judgment, so that the order and the judgment conform to the final arbitration award. As so modified, we will affirm the judgment.

II. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 2011, Deol was the president, CEO, and sole shareholder of…