Reinke v. Greenwich Hospital Assn.

The plaintiff brought an action seeking damages in the United States District Court, District of Connecticut, alleging that, as a result of a negligently performed tonsillectomy, the plaintiff’s decedent had died. Following a pretrial hearing, all counsel agreed to submit the case to arbitration and George E. McGoldrick, a member of the Connecticut and federal bars, was selected as arbitrator. The plaintiff’s counsel prepared the submission agreement which provided that the arbitration should be conducted under the rules of the American Arbitration Association.

Before the hearing proceeded,…