Legal Opinion
Figi v. New Hampshire Insurance
California Court of Appeal
Decided July 30, 1980No. Civ. 22123PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
COLOGNE, Acting P. J.
Todd Figi appeals the judgment confirming arbitrators’ award on the ground undisclosed business relationships between the neutral arbitrator, the insurance company arbitrator and the respondent insurance company—New Hampshire Insurance Company (New Hampshire)—give the appearance of bias and furnish grounds to vacate the award for fraud and corruption (Code Civ. Proc., § 1286.2, subd. (a)).
Figi sustained a fire loss insured by New Hampshire and the matter was submitted to arbitration. Both Figi and New Hampshire selected as their arbitrators independent insurance…
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