The background of this case is as follows. State Insurance Commissioner Brian Maynard, acting as liquidator of the failed Kentucky Health Cooperative (“KYHC”), filed suit in Kentucky state court against CGI Technologies and...more
3/8/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Breach of Contract ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Gross Negligence ,
Insurance Industry ,
Jurisdiction ,
McCarran-Ferguson Act ,
Motion to Compel ,
Preemption ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction
The background of this matter could be found here. In sum, Plaintiffs Dr. Luis Ortiz-Espinosa and his wife Maritza Soto-Garcia, the conjugal partnership they formed, Espinosa-Soto, and Luis Ortiz-Espinosa, as trustee of...more
2/14/2017
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Brokerage Accounts ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Question Jurisdiction ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Jurisdiction ,
Motion to Compel ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Puerto Rico ,
Retirement Plan ,
Securities ,
Supplemental Jurisdiction
Whether a particular jurisdiction’s statute of limitations provides a reinsurer with a valid basis to deny payment of a cedent’s claim is sometimes a hotly-contested issue. Where a dispute is litigated in state or federal...more
This appeal is from two orders by a district court in Alabama. The first order in June 2012 compelled arbitration of a dispute between the parties, the Union and Wise Alloys. The second order in December 2014 enforced the...more
An Illinois federal court recently granted an insurer’s motion to compel arbitration of a dispute with its insureds and denied the insureds’ motion to dismiss and transfer venue.
This dispute arose under four written...more