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- Title
ARBITRATOR -- ATTORNEY -- DUTY TO DISCLOSE -- AAA RULES §13.
- Abstract
This article presents information on a court decision in the case, Perl v. General Fire and Casualty Co. In this case, the arbitrator's failure to disclose that his legal practice consisted of representing insurance companies and that he had an interest in a company providing investigatory services for insurance companies was held not to vitiate an award he rendered between insurer and insured where there was no claim of disqualification by virtue of interest or connection. It has been recognized that familiarity with the field in which the dispute lies is a highly desirable qualification for an arbitrator, according to American Arbitration Association. Occasional contacts even with one of the parties to the arbitration are neither grounds for disqualification nor dictate a necessity for disclosure.
- Subjects
LEGAL judgments; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law); GENERAL Fire &; Casualty Co.; ARBITRATION &; award; MUTUAL holding companies; INSURANCE companies; AMERICAN Arbitration Association
- Publication
Arbitration Journal, 1970, Vol 25, Issue 3, p219
- ISSN
0003-7893
- Publication type
Article