United States Eighth Circuit

Excess liability policies provided for mandatory arbitration, but the district court erred in confirming arbitrators' declaration that the decision was binding. Substitution of a party-arbitrator before the substantive arbitration hearing and the panel's deliberations was valid, and did not require vacation of the arbitration decision.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/09/2003
• Published 07/09/2003

Judges

• LOKEN, Chief Judge., Before LOKEN,FAGG, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Mitchell F. Dolin, argued, Washington, DC (David E. Finkelson, DC, Paul J. Puricelli, St. Louis, MO, on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Andrew K. Epting, Jr., argued, Charleston, SC (Sean K. Trundy, Charleston, SC, Steven H. Schwartz, John Briggs, St. Louis, MO, one the brief), for appellee.