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022048P.pdf   07/09/2003  DowCorning Corp.  v.  Safety Natl Casualty
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  02-2048
   Eastern District of Missouri   
   Civil case - arbitration. Excess liability policies provided for 
   mandatory, but non-binding arbitration, and the district court 
   erred in confirming the arbitrators' declaration that the decision 
   was binding; substitution of a party-arbitrator before the substantive 
   arbitration hearing and the panel's deliberations was valid and did 
   not require vacation of the arbitration decision; Dow failed to 
   establish the umpire on the arbitration panel was partial or had 
   engaged in misconduct.