Grynberg v. BP Exploration Operating Co.

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Cynthia S. Kern, J.), entered September 14, 2012, denying petitioners’ motion to disqualify the arbitrator from any further participation in two arbitrations on the grounds of partiality and bias, and to stay the arbitrations pending his replacement, and order, same court and Justice, entered December 3, 2012, which denied petitioners’ motion to renew, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Petitioners waived any claim for disqualification of the arbitrator on the ground of bias by failing to identify in their prior notice of appeal Supreme Court’s…