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.

The Supreme Court of Texas has held that a law firm did not waive its right to arbitrate a fee dispute with a former client after the firm sued one of its former associates who continued to represent the client after the associate left the firm.