Originally Posted by
sailingfun
The arbitration community is very small and close knit. Most of the arbitrators available were mentored by Nicolau. The nic will be in the ruling somewhere. You may have to look hard to find it but it will be a factor.
The premise that an arbitrator would violate the prized foundational neutrality of their profession by pushing their thumb on the scales of justice to reverse what the courts have already settled numerous times... that is an interesting premise.