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The Distribution Agreement provides that the prevailing party in any arbitration or litigation arising under the agreement shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys' fees and costs from the non-prevailing party

Under Section 9 of the FAA, a court presented with a petition to confirm an arbitral award "must grant" confirmation unless it finds grounds to vacate the award under Section 10 or to modify or correct the award under Section 11

When these requirements are met, and when none of the statutory grounds for vacatur or modification apply, the court must confirm the award and enter judgment accordingly

These grounds are "extremely narrow" and must be "strictly construed

3, which provides in relevant part: Any dispute, claim, or controversy arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the breach, termination, enforcement, interpretation, or validity thereof, including the determination of the scope or applicability of this agreement to arbitrate, shall be determined by arbitration in Los Angeles, California before a tribunal of three (3) arbitrators

shall be valid, irrevocable, and enforceable, save upon such grounds as exist at law or in equity for the revocation of any contract