California Court of Appeal

In plaintiffs' suit against an abitrator and the American Arbitration Association for damages as well as other relief, alleging that the arbitrator failed to disclose a certain conflict of interest during the appointment process, judgment of the trial court is affirmed where defendants are protected from liability by the common law arbitral immunity for quasi-judicial acts, as the alleged claims of misconduct all arise out of the conflict of interest disclosure procedure that is integrally part of the arbitration process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/15/2010
• Published 07/15/2010

Judges

• RUVOLO, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Scott M. Phillips, John Michael Higginbotham