The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court order that the defendant waived its right to arbitrate by withdrawing a venue-based arbitration argument from its motion to dismiss. ...more
Plaintiffs, former shareholders of a holding company for two New Jersey-based insurance companies, sued various affiliates of Aon Risk Services Companies alleging that Aon was negligent in failing to secure insurance coverage...more
A Puerto Rico district court dismissed a third-party action by defendant-policyholder Puma Energy Caribe LLC against the reinsurers of an insurance policy issued by plaintiff Integrand Assurance Co. Puma claimed that the...more
1/20/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Privity of Contract ,
Puerto Rico ,
Reinsurance ,
Reinsurance Agreements ,
Standing ,
Third-Party ,
Third-Party Beneficiaries
The Southern District of New York granted a motion to compel arbitration of an employment dispute between the petitioners and the respondent. The petitioners also filed a motion to dismiss or stay a concurrent proceeding that...more
11/18/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fee-Shifting ,
Lack of Jurisdiction ,
Limitation of Liability Clause ,
Motion to Compel ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Motion To Stay ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Unconscionable Contracts
The petitioner sought to confirm an arbitration award, which the respondent opposed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. The respondent argued that the district court only had jurisdiction to confirm final arbitration...more
Taunia Kittler, through Galilea LLC, owned a 60-foot sailing yacht named Galilea. In June 2015, the Galilea crashed off the coast of Panama and was deemed a complete loss. Kittler and Galilea LLC sought insurance coverage...more
The Southern District of New York granted a ceding insurer’s motion to dismiss certain counterclaims by a defendant-reinsurer, finding their reinsurance agreement was never rescinded and that the cedent adequately performed....more