UBS Financial Services Inc. v. Asociacion de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, No. 20-1237 (1st Cir. 2021)
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The First Circuit affirmed the judgment of the district court confirming an arbitration award denying the claims brought by Asociacion de Empleados del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (AEELA), holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion by confirming the award.
AEELA was a private financial institution serving Puerto Rico government employees. AEELA suffered major investment losses when, in 2013, the market for municipal bonds in Puerto Rico crashed. AEELA initiated arbitration with UBS Financial Services, Inc., its former financial consultant, before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), and a panel of arbitrators entered an award denying AEELA's claims. AEELA sought to vacate the award, arguing that one of the arbitrators had failed to disclose his professional connections to UBS. The district court confirmed the arbitration award. The First Circuit affirmed, holding that the district court did not err in finding that AEELA did not meet its burden of showing that the arbitrator was partial to UBS.
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