Charity Scott, Catherine C. Henson Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law, Health & Society at Georgia State University College of Law, has published a thought-provoking article entitled, Ethics Consultations and Conflict Engagement in Health Care, Cardozo J. of Conflict Resolution, Vol. 15, pp. 363-423, 2014; Georgia State University College of Law, Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-11.

On Friday, the Supreme Court of Texas held that a neutral arbitrator’s partial disclosure of relevant facts that might reasonably lead an objective observer to believe he was biased towards one party constitutes evident partiality.

The United States Supreme Court has refused to consider what constitutes an arbitrator’s obligation to disclose arguably relevant information pursuant to the “evident partiality” test included in the Federal Arbitration Act.

Texas’ Seventh Court of Appeals in Amarillo has ruled that trial courts may not confirm an arbitral award that was issued after a deadline imposed by a court or the parties’ agreement.