Arab v. ATC Jewelers, Inc.

In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to confirm an arbitration award, ATC Jewelers, Inc., and Emanuel Ahdoot appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Jaeger, J), dated August 10, 2006, which granted the petition and denied their cross motion to vacate the award.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The appellants failed to meet their burden of proving, by clear and convincing evidence, that any impropriety on the part of the arbitration panel prejudiced their rights or affected the integrity of the arbitration process (see Matter of Mounier v American Tr. Ins.…