To be sure, it knew that the Arbitrator had some sort of “economic interest” in JAMS. In fact, JAMS repeatedly stymied Olympic Eagle’s efforts to obtain details about JAMS’s ownership structure and the Arbitrator’s interest post-arbitration. The next question to face the Ninth Circuit was whether there was "evident partiality" in Kennedy's arbitration award against Olympic Energy. But even more importantly:"Second, Monster’s form contracts contain an arbitration provision that designates JAMS Orange County as its arbitrator. Avoid entering into an arbitration agreement where a particular arbitrator or particular ADR firm is named in the agreement.

Source: Forbes December 22, 2019 04:30 UTC