Legal Opinion
Morelite Construction Corp. v. New York City District Council Carpenters Benefit Funds
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 5, 1984No. 86, Docket 84-7351PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
In deciding this appeal, we are once again called upon to address the elusive standards under which an arbitrator’s award may be vacated pursuant to Section 10 of the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 10 (1982). Specifically, the question before us is whether a father-son relationship between an arbitrator and an officer of one party to the arbitration rises to *81the level of “evident partiality” required by Section 10 for vacating an award. Notwithstanding our traditional reluctance to inquire into the merits of an arbitrator’s award, or to require of…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United Steelworkers v. Warrior & Gulf Navigation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- In the Matter of the Arbitration Between Andros Compania Maritima, S.A., as Disponent Owners of the Kissavos, and Marc Rich & Co., A.G., as CharterersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978
- Merit Insurance Company v. Leatherby Insurance Company A/K/A Western Employers Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- In the Matter of an Arbitration Between Cook Industries, Inc., as Assignee of Rag. Luigi Gandini Voghera, and C. Itoh & Co. (America) Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Andersons, Inc. v. Horton Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Applied Industrial Materials Corp. v. Ovalar Makine Ticaret Ve Sanayi, A.S.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007
- Andersons, Inc. v. Horton Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Lucent Technologies Inc. And Lucent Technologies Grl LLC v. Tatung Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004
- Daiichi Hawai'i Real Estate Corp. v. LichterHawaii Supreme Court · 2003
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