A transported liquid chemical had been found degraded after shipping from Texas to South Korea. The chemical company contended that the shipper was responsible for the losses as samples taken from the chemical prior to its transport tested satisfactorily. The dispute went to arbitration where the panel determined that the company failed to show that the chemical was damaged aboard the ship, and denied the claim. The chemical company attempted to vacate the award but the court found there was no manifest disregard of the law, because the petitioners could not show error beyond a possible erroneous interpretation of the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, and in any event, “there [was] no indication the majority [of the panel] knew that was not the law but chose to hold petitioners to a different standard.” The court also found there was no misconduct by one of the arbitrators who failed to disclose that he was suffering from a terminal brain tumor at the time of his service on the panel, notwithstanding potential arbitration rule or ethics code violations. The nondisclosure did not cause prejudice and did not rise to “evident partiality or corruption” or misconduct under the FAA, under which “an arbitrator is under no duty to disclose medical conditions.” Finding no reason to vacate the award, the court ordered the award confirmed and granted the respondents’ motion to award attorney’s fees and costs incurred in connection with the motion to vacate. Zurich American Insurance Co. v. Team Tankers A.S., Case No 13cv8404 (USDC S.D.N.Y. June 30, 2014).