Opinion ID: 1433749
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Heading Rank: 8

Heading: Whether the district court erred by reviewing portions of the arbitration proceedings

Text: In ruling on Barmettler's fraudulent misrepresentation claim, the district court noted that Barmettler failed to introduce evidence at the arbitration which demonstrated that Reno Air intended to induce Barmettler into relying on its Drug and Alcohol Policy. Reaching this argument did not, in and of itself, violate NAR 20 relating to disclosures of arbitration awards. There was no jury to contend with and, as to any problem stemming from the trial judge's evaluation of those proceedings, the fact that Barmettler sought trial de novo alerted the judge as to the identity of the successful party at arbitration. Further, the failure to provide proof at arbitration is relevant on either summary judgment or on motion to strike all or part of a request for trial de novo. Thus, the rule prohibiting unsealing of the award prior to final disposition was not offended. Accordingly, we conclude that this argument is without merit.