Applied Industrial Materials Corp. v. Ovalar Makine Ticaret Ve Sanayi, A.S.

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• holding that a material relationship existed when a subsidiary of the arbitrator's multi-billion dollar company entered into a contract worth approximately $275,000 with a company that purchased one of the parties to the arbitration
• holding that an arbitrator’s failure to either investigate a potential conflict of interest or disclose his intention not to investigate the conflict of interest was not excused even if the arbitrator acted in good faith
• vacating award where a branch of the arbitrator’s company was negotiating with a party to commence a business relationship
• explaining that an arbitrator can be disqualified for “evident partiality” under § 10(a)(2) of the FAA “only when a reasonable person, considering all of the circumstances, ‘would have to conclude’ that an arbitrator was partial to one side.” (emphasis in original
• discussing impact of arbitrators’ failure to disclose conflicts of interest on a motion to set aside an arbitration award
• discussing arbitrator’s duty to investigate potential conflicts of interest or “disclose his reasons for believing there might be a conflict and his intention not to investigate”

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