At this Friday’s conference, the Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court will consider another certiorari petition raising the proper standard for vacating an arbitration award under the Federal Arbitration Act on grounds of “evident partiality.” The “Issues Presented” in Stone v. Bear, Stearns & Co (Docket No. 13-959), as set out by the petitioner, are as follows:
(1) Whether an arbitrator’s failure to disclose facts creating a reasonable impression of partiality warrants vacating...
