Legal Opinion
Gianelli Money Purchase Plan & Trust v. ADM Investor Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 22, 1998No. 97-2586PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARNES, Circuit Judge:
ADM Investor Services, Inc. (“ADM”) appeals the district court’s order vacating an arbitration award in its favor. The district court concluded that the arbitrator had displayed “evident partiality” because of past business contacts between his employer and ADM’s corporate representative at the arbitration. Because we hold that an arbitrator cannot be guilty of “evident partiality” ab sent actual knowledge of a real or potential conflict, we conclude that the district court erred in vacating the arbitration award. Accordingly, we reverse the district court’s order and…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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