Third Circuit: Arbitrator challenge must be made prior to ruling

Third Circuit: Arbitrator challenge must be made prior to ruling

In Goldman, Sachs & Co. v. Athena Venture Partners, L.P., the Third Circuit held that parties must challenge an arbitrator’s presence on the arbitration panel prior to the panel’s ruling on the dispute if they are on constructive notice that a basis exists to...
Blind justice: Arbitrators have immunity from lawsuits- Part I

Blind justice: Arbitrators have immunity from lawsuits- Part I

  by Carol Thompson It’s up to the parties of an arbitration to carefully research the background of the arbitrator who will be hearing the case, according to the courts and the largest arbitration organization in the United States–the American...