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Honeycutt v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, No. B281982 (D2d7 Aug. 2, 2018)

 

Potential arbitrators are required to make disclosures of potential conflicts. Many of the arbitration service providers accomplish this through a questionnaire where the arbitrator walks through a series of questions. In this case, the arbitrator’s disclosure consisted of 28 questions over 11 pages. To question 28, which asked if the arbitrator would entertain any other offers of employment from the parties while the case is pending, the arbitrator answered, “yes,” that he or she* would consider offers to serve as an arbitrator in other matters for the parties or their counsel. Unfortunately, the eleventh page of the disclosures was missing.