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$[$MegaTron$]$ Emilia filed a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission $($EEOC$),$ alleging that her employer, MegaTron, failed to promote her because of her nationality and gender. The EEOC had already received several discrimination charges from other employees alleging similar conduct by MegaTron. When Emilia was hired, she signed an employment contract with a clause stating that all work$-$related claims must be resolved through arbitration.

Assume Emilia opted to arbitrate her ctaim against MegaTron and the arbitrator awarded her $$2,000,000$ in punitive damages. MegaTron's officers were appalled and immediately filed a lawsuit seeking to set aside the arbitrator's award. On what basis could a court overturn the arbitrator's award?

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Emilia committed perjury when she testified during the arbitration hearing.

Emilia did not want to arbitrate.