The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently dismissed certain claims brought by a reinsurer related to its efforts to audit an insurer’s broker....more
The Court of Appeals of Nebraska has affirmed the dismissal of a claim under a reinsurance participation agreement based on lack of personal jurisdiction....more
2/24/2020
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Breach of Contract ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Forum Selection ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Participation Agreements ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Policy Terms ,
Reinsurance ,
Reinsurance Agreements
The Connecticut Supreme Court will consider whether the parties to an arbitration agreement can circumvent Connecticut’s 30-day statutory deadline for filing an application to vacate an arbitration award by including in the...more
12/12/2019
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Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Terms ,
CT Supreme Court ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Statute of Limitations
The Southern District of New York declined to decide arbitrability questions after the arbitration agreement at issue incorporated the rules of the American Arbitration Association, which include a rule that arbitrators...more
9/19/2019
/ American Arbitration Association ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Confidential Information ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Copyright ,
Jurisdiction ,
License Agreements ,
Motion to Compel ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Restraining Orders ,
Software Developers ,
Stays ,
The Copyright Act ,
Waivers
The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently denied attempts by reinsurers to avoid a suit by moving to have the claims against them dismissed or, in the alternative, seeking to compel arbitration or stay the...more
Foreign arbitration awards must generally be upheld in the United States under treaty obligations. Upholding a foreign award requires that there actually be an arbitration award, however. For that matter, it requires an...more
4/25/2019
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Choice-of-Venue ,
Employment Litigation ,
Fishing Industry ,
Hiring & Firing ,
International Litigation ,
Jurisdiction ,
Mandatory Arbitration Clauses ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pre-Employment Agreements ,
Workplace Injury