Ravet

MEMORANDUM ***

In this consolidated appeal, appellants Gary Ravet and his corporation, Promark Inc., appeal the district court’s orders affirming the arbitration awards and terminating the related cases. Because the parties are familiar with the facts, we will not set them out in detail. This court has jurisdiction to review the district court’s final orders under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.

On appeal, appellants contend that the district court erred in affirming the arbitration awards because the arbitrator exceeded his authority by deciding issues outside the scope of the parties’ settlement agreement. We disagree. Consistent with the strong public policy favoring arbitration, this court will not disturb an arbitration order so long as the arbitrator “even arguably constru[ed] or applied] the contract and act[ed] within the scope of his authority.” Pacific Reinsurance v. Ohio Reinsurance, 935 F.2d 1019 , 1024 (9th Cir.1991). While appellants disagree with several of the arbitrator’s determinations, they offer no evidence demonstrating that the arbitrator exceeded his broad authority. Accordingly, their claim fails.

Appellants also argue that the arbitrator was biased…