City of Bridgeport v. Kasper Group, Inc.

I agree with the majority that the testimony of Paul Pinto was both relevant and not cumulative. I disagree, however, with the majority’s conclusion that the arbitrator’s exclusion of Pinto’s testimony substantially prejudiced the defendant, The Kasper Group, Inc. In my view, the exclusion of Pinto’s testimony, in light of the other evidence, did not substantially prejudice the plaintiff, the city of Bridgeport, and, accordingly, I conclude that the arbitrator’s decision to exclude this evidence was not misconduct. Because I conclude that the arbitrator did not commit misconduct, I, unlike…