Ronwin v. Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc.

Plaintiff, Edward Ronwin, appeals from the dismissal of his complaint against defendants Piper, Jaffray & Hopwood, Inc. (hereinafter Piper), George C. McKann, Paul M. Steinbrink, Paul W. Fairchild (hereinafter the panel or the arbitrators), and the New York Stock Exchange (hereinafter N.Y.S.E.).

Ronwin, who possessed a juris doctorate in law and an advanced degree in biochemistry, attributed his substantial losses in the com-modifies market to Piper. He and Piper agreed to submit his claim to arbitration. After a lengthy hearing, conducted under the auspices of the N.Y.S.E., Ronwin’s claim was…