Pullara v. AMERICAN ARBITRATION ASSOC. INC.

OPINION

Opinion by

Chief Justice MORRISS.

The arbitration of Michael Pullara’s dispute with Becker Fine Builders, Inc. (Becker), a Houston builder, arising out of an agreement for remodeling Pullara’s apartment, did not turn out as Pullara had hoped. 1 The American Arbitration Association (AAA) arbitrator, Stephen B. Paxson, awarded Becker a total of $97,-442.29 2 against Pullara. Approximately one year later, however, Pullara discovered something Paxson had allegedly not disclosed before being selected as arbitrator — that, for many years, Paxson had acted as general counsel for the Greater…