Arbitration judges are part of the kangaroo court system. Arbitration judges are not really comparable to federal judges. You would be surprised how easy it is to become an arbitrator. They are significantly easier to “buy off”. On the other hand, with the exception of the ninth circuit in California, it’s much harder for a corporation to buy off the federal judge executing jurisdiction over federal matters. Also, it’s possible this guy had a federal agency Sue on his behalf rather than him suing individually.