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003646P.pdf   12/28/2001  AFC Coal Properties  v.  Delta Mine Holding
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  00-3646
   Eastern District of Missouri   
   Civil Case - arbitration. Delta Mine Holding Company sought to 
   terminate its lease with AFC Coal Properties, Inc. and two arbitration 
   proceedings followed. The district court erred in vacated both awards 
   based on misconduct of Delta Mine's selected arbitrator, as AFC 
   waived objection to arbitration panel, partisan arbitrators are permissible, 
   and AFC failed to show partiality prejudiced the award. AFC also 
   failed to show arbitrator's use of undue means and misbehavior influenced 
   the outcome of the arbitration. Objections to consolidation of 
   arbitrations are without merit.