Kiernan v. Piper Jaffray Companies, Inc.

MURPHY, Circuit Judge.

Appellants Jerald and Andrew Kieman submitted claims related to their alleged unlawful termination by Piper Jaffray, Inc. to the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) for arbitration before a three-member panel. After the panel handed down an award in favor of Piper Jaffray, the Kiemans filed a motion in the district court 1 to vacate the award on the grounds that one of the arbitrators had failed to disclose relationships allegedly showing evident partiality in favor of Piper Jaffray, that the dispute was not arbitrable, and that the panel had demonstrated a…