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Ninth Circuit Confirms Vacatur of JAMS Arbitration Award

On December 30, 2019, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied petitions for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc in Monster Energy Co. v. City Beverages, LLC, No. 17-55813 (9th Cir. Dec. 30, 2019), confirming its October 22, 2019 decision to vacate an arbitration award issued by a JAMS arbitrator for failure to disclose that: (1) the arbitrator was a co-owner of JAMS; and (2) the winning party had several prior cases with JAMS. Read more.