Legal Opinion
Santana v. Country-Wide Insurance
Civil Court of the City of New York
Decided May 27, 1998PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Martin E. Ritholtz, J.
After the parties to an American Arbitration Association (hereinafter AAA) uninsured motorist arbitration exercised their peremptory challenges, and a neutral arbitrator and hearing date were designated, the respondent insurance company challenged the appointment of said arbitrator for cause, on the eve of the hearing, alleging partiality. Upon the arbitrator’s refusal to recuse himself, the respondent specified on the record the fact that said arbitrator was at that time actively involved in litigation, representing another claimant in an adversarial…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- In Re Arbitration Between Astoria Medical Group & Health Insurance PlanNew York Court of Appeals · 1962
- In Re the Arbitration Between Siegel & LewisNew York Court of Appeals · 1976
- Goldfinger v. LiskerNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- In Re Arbitration Between J. P. Stevens & Co. & Rytex Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1974
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