PRETRIAL ADJUDICATION
...Contract Arbitration
......Modify/Vacate Award: Corruption; Misconduct
.........Insurance Appraisals
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Evidence that arbitrator in insurance appraisal is not "disinterested" as matter of law could show breach of insurer's good-faith duties to insured, furnishing grounds to vacate award.

Insurance appraiser held to higher standard of impartiality than arbitrators generally.

Failure to disclose business dealings with party-arbitrator is basis to vacate.