United States Seventh Circuit

Where a neutral arbitrator's conviction for a violation of federal tax law was unrelated to the grievances he was asked to arbitrate, and there was no evidence or reason to think that his conviction had any effect on the award that he rendered, error in failing to appoint a new arbitrator was completely harmless; thus, the decision enforcing the arbitration award made by Public Law Board pursuant to the Railway Labor Act was affirmed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/03/2001
• Decided 03/21/2002
• Published 03/21/2002

Judges

• POSNER, Circuit Judge., Before POSNER, EVANS, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Daniel R. Elliott, III (argued), United Transportation Union, Cleveland, OH, for plaintiff-appellee., Brian N. Woolley (argued), Lathrop & Gage, Kansas City, MO, for defendant-appellant.