Consolidation Coal Company v. Local 1643, United Mine Workers Of America

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• reasoning that a court should not simply assume partiality based on a familial relationship when discussing Morelite
• finding no per se bias where arbitrator did not disclose that his brother was employed by an international union whose district was involved in arbitration
• refusing to defer to district court's finding that arbitrator was biased when district court applied wrong burden of proof for bias
• \[T]he clearly 8 erroneous rule does not protect findings `made on the basis of the application of incorrect legal standards.'\ (quoting Pizzeria Uno Corp. v. Temple, 747 F.2d 1522, 1526 (4th Cir. 1984)
• applying the principle to clear error review of factual findings

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