denied, 393 U.S. 1112, 21 L.Ed.2d 812 (1969). Rule 29 states that “[t]here shall be no direct communication between the parties and a neutral arbitrator other than at oral hearings . . . .” American Arbitration Association, Construction Industry Arbitration Rules § 29 (1991). Canon II establishes a continuing duty to disclose, at any stage of the arbitration, “[a]ny existing or past financial, business, professional, family or social relationships which are likely to affect impartiality or which might reasonably create an appearance of partiality or bias.” American Arbitration Association Code of Ethics, Canon II (1977). Defendants contend that the ex parte communi ox Co., 88 N.C. App. 88, 92-94, 362 S.E.2d 615, 618-19 (1987), disc. review denied, 322 N.C. 838, 371 S.E.2d 285 (1988) (<HOLDING>); Turner v. Nicholson Properties, Inc., 80 N.C.
holding the district court has the discretion to review the arbitrators award or to stay enforcement of the award pending the boards decision on the unfair labor practice claims holding that the party seeking to vacate the award has the burden of providing the court with the evidence to support its arguments holding that actions of arbitrators in gathering evidence outside the scheduled hearings and without notice to the parties constituted misconduct sufficient to vacate the award holding that an arbitrators award should have been vacated holding that uncouth sarcastic and critical comments by arbitrators during the hearing amounted to misconduct under gs  156713 sufficient to vacate the award