WINFREY v. SIMMONS FOOD, INC.

No. 06-3353.

495 F.3d 549 (2007)

Raymond WINFREY; Richard Jones; Cathy Jones; Lonnie Osman; Dewey Drummond; Connie Drumond; Mark Pense; Shalane Pense; Gerald Provence; Denise Provence; Dwain Kelly, Appellees, v. SIMMONS FOOD, INC., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: July 19, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who represented the appellant were John R. Elrod, Terri D. Chadick, Todd P. Lewis, of Fayetteville, AR.

Counsel who represented the appellee were James G. Lingle, H. Clay Fulcher of Rogers, AR.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, ARNOLD and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.


ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

Simmons Foods appeals the order of the district court1 confirming an arbitration award against it in a dispute with its poultry growers. The district court rejected Simmons's petition to vacate the award under 9 U.S.C. § 10(a)(2) for arbitrator bias. We affirm.

I.

A group of poultry growers that included Raymond Winfrey sued Simmons for damages under the Packers and Stockyards Act, see<...

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