Legal Opinion
Merit Insurance Company v. Leatherby Insurance Company A/K/A Western Employers Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 1983No. 82-2885PublishedCited by 194 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
This appeal from an order under Rule 60(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure setting aside an arbitration award requires us to decide whether the failure of one of the arbitrators to disclose a prior business relationship with a principal of one of the parties to the arbitration justified the district court in using its powers under Rule 60(b) and the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. §§ 1 et seq., to set aside the award.
In 1972 Merit Insurance Company made a contract with Leatherby Insurance Company to reinsure claims under certain insurance policies that…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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