Arbitrator’s ‘Undisclosed’ Christianity Prompts Motion to Vacate $603K Award

The failure of arbitrator John Chalk to disclose his religious beliefs and attendance at Christian universities to the parties in a breach of contract dispute constitutes evident partiality and mandates the $603,000 award at issue be vacated, a Dallas area pain management clinic recently argued.

American Pain and Wellness, represented by Seth I. Rubinson of Rubinson Law in Houston, filed a motion to vacate the award in favor of APW’s former employee, Dr. Lee A. Brock, on Monday, telling Dallas County District Judge Monica Purdy that Chalk had “intentionally failed to disclose material portions of his education, training, experience which would have directly influenced the arbitrator selection process.”