The Second Circuit recently held that parties seeking to vacate awards under Federal Arbitration Act Section 10(a)(2) must satisfy a higher burden in showing evident partiality by a party-appointed arbitrator. ...more
In a short handwritten ruling, a court recently denied Odyssey Reinsurance Company’s challenge to a replacement arbitrator appointed by its opponents, Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London Syndicate 53 and Reliastar...more
On August 26, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether a trial court had appointment authority under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Overturning a prior order that denied Odyssey Reinsurance Company’s...more