HOTTLE v. BDO SEIDMAN, LLP

(AC 22636), (AC 22666)

74 Conn. App. 271 (2002)

DEAN M. HOTTLE v. BDO SEIDMAN, LLP BDO SEIDMAN, LLP v. DEAN M. HOTTLE

Appellate Court of Connecticut.

Officially released December 24, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William J. Wenzel, with whom was Aimee J. Wood, for the appellant (plaintiff in the first case, defendant in the second case).

Donald E. Frechette, with whom, on the brief, was Jeffrey J. Medeiros, for the appellee (defendant in the first case, plaintiff in the second case).

Foti, Schaller and Peters, Js.


Opinion

PETERS, J.

The Federal Arbitration Act (arbitration act), 9 U.S.C. § 1 et seq., establishes a federal policy favoring arbitration. These appeals raise the question of whether an arbitration panel is disqualified because of structural bias if the panel consists only of partners in the accounting firm. The trial court concluded that an arbitration agreement including such a description of...

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