Legal Opinion
Fort Hill Builders, Inc. v. National Grange Mutual Insurance Co., Carl L. Dworman
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 21, 1989No. 88-1522PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Per curiam
Defendants appeal from a judgment confirming an arbitration award over defendants’ objections that one of the arbitrators demonstrated “evident partiality” within the meaning of 9 U.S.C. § 10(b). We review the background.
A three member arbitration panel rendered a $1,124,105.00 award for plaintiff, a builder, against Dworman Associates. Defendants Carl and Ralph Dworman were the general partners of Dworman Associates. Alleging diversity jurisdiction, plaintiff brought an action seeking confirmation of the award pursuant to 9 U.S.C. §§ 9, 13 and R.I.Gen.Laws §§ 10-3-11, 10-3-16. Defendants…
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