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Grupo Unidos por el Canal, S.A., et al. v. Autoridad del Canal de Panama
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, No. 21-14408 · judgment August 18, 2023
Before the decision, about 3.9× the 4.1% base rate. The model weighted this up for counsel who has won certiorari before, a circuit split argued in the petition, and a dissent in the court below (flagged in the petition).
Questions presented
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What is the standard for determining whether an arbitrator’s failure to disclose constitutes evident partiality justifying vacatur of the arbitral award under the Federal Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 10(a)(2)?
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Whether an arbitrator’s failure to disclose relationships with a party’s counsel or a partyappointed arbitrator constitutes evident partiality.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Noel John Francisco
Jones Day
For respondent
Jeremy Charles Marwell
Vinson & Elkins LLP
Proceedings
- Mar 25 2024Petition DENIED.
- Mar 06 2024DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/22/2024.
- Mar 05 2024Reply of petitioners Grupo Unidos por el Canal S.A., et al. filed. (Distributed)
- Feb 20 2024Brief of respondent Autoridad del Canal de Panama in opposition filed.
- Dec 26 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including February 20, 2024.
- Dec 22 2023Motion to extend the time to file a response from January 18, 2024 to February 20, 2024, submitted to The Clerk.
- Dec 15 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due January 18, 2024)
- Oct 24 2023Application (23A369) granted by Justice Thomas extending the time to file until December 16, 2023.
- Oct 20 2023Application (23A369) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from November 16, 2023 to December 18, 2023, submitted to Justice Thomas.