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News & Analysis as of May 24, 2013

Will New Marijuana Laws Go Up In Smoke?
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Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund Files For Bankruptcy

Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter- March 2013: Second Circuit Holds That Federal Common Law Governs the Interpretation of the...

by Patton Boggs LLP on 3/7/2013

In an insurance coverage dispute over disability insurance, the Second Circuit has joined the majority of federal circuit courts in holding that the question of whether a clause in a contract provides for arbitration is...more

Washington Supreme Court: FAA Does Not Preempt State Law Prohibiting Arbitration Agreements in Insurance Contracts

by Alan S. Kaplinsky, Mark J. Levin | Ballard Spahr LLP on 1/30/2013

The Washington Supreme Court has ruled that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does not preempt a state statute that prohibits binding arbitration agreements in insurance contracts....more

New Case Law Regarding Right to Cumis Fee Arbitration

by Barger & Wolen on 1/15/2009

Compulink v. St. Paul Fire Insurance Company: California Court of Appeal Holds Parties Required to Arbitrate Disputes Involving Cumis Counsel Fees. Please see full post for more information....more