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Evident partiality

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From 393 U.S. 145 - Commonwealth Coatings Corp. v. Continental Casualty Co. · 1968Most cited · 1,271 citing opinions

any tribunal permitted by law to try cases and controversies not only must be unbiased but also must avoid even the appearance of bias. We cannot believe that it was the purpose of Congress to authorize litigants to submit their cases and controversies to arbitration boards that might reasonably be thought biased against one litigant and favorable to another.