United States Seventh Circuit
SPHERE DRAKE INS. LTD. v. ALL AM. LIFE INS. CO., 02-2458
A district court erroneously set aside an arbitration award on the grounds that a party-appointed arbitrator on a tripartite panel (as opposed to a neutral) displayed "evident partiality," based on an alleged failure to make a full disclosure of connection to a party.
Appellate Information
- Decided 10/09/2002
- Published 10/09/2002
Judges
- EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge., Before EASTERBROOK, KANNE, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Seventh Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- James I. Rubin (argued), Butler, Rubin, Saltarelli & Boyd, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.
- For Appellees:
- Andrew S. Amer (argued), Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett, New York City, for Defendant-Appellee.