WESTGATE RESORTS v. CONSUMER PROT. GROUP

No. 20101017.

289 P.3d 420 (2012)

2012 UT 56

WESTGATE RESORTS, LTD., Defendants, Counterclaimant, and Appellee v. Shaun S. Adel and CONSUMER PROTECTION GROUP, LLC, Plaintiff, Counterdefendant, and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Utah.

September 7, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael D. Zimmerman , Linda M. Jones , Troy L. Booher , Salt Lake City, Richard W. Epstein , Michael Marder , Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for appellee.

L. Rich Humpherys , Alain C. Balmanno , Karra J. Porter , Scot A. Boyd , Salt Lake City, for appellant.


Associate Chief Justice NEHRING, opinion of the Court:

INTRODUCTION

¶ 1 This appeal is rooted in a dispute over an arbitration award. Westgate Resorts argued that the award should be vacated because one of the arbitrators did not disclose that he was first cousins with one of the shareholders in the opposing counsel's law firm. The district court granted Westgate's motion to vacate arbitration award. We reverse.

BACKGROUND

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