Following unsuccessful motions to dismiss, the defendants moved to compel arbitration, arguing that they had not moved to compel the matter to arbitration earlier because the plaintiffs had not yet completed all stages of the...more
The petitioner filed a complaint seeking to vacate an arbitration award, and the respondents moved to dismiss. Despite “the deferential standard of review” given to arbitration awards and the petitioner’s “significantly...more
The plaintiff moved to vacate an arbitration award and the defendant moved to dismiss and confirm. The defendant’s dismissal motion challenged confirmation of an arbitration award, arguing that the matter was filed in...more
1/28/2020
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Federal Rule 12(b)(6) ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Service of Process ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Summary Judgment
Finding that a California trial court’s statement of decision was not a judgment or appealable order, the California Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal, having no jurisdiction or authority to review it....more
The Southern District of New York found that New York Insurance Law section 1213(c)(1), requiring that foreign insurers post sufficient security, applied to the defendant, a foreign reinsurer in liquidation, in order for the...more
The filed-rate doctrine precluded recovery of deficiency assessments the Workers’ Compensation Reinsurance Association (WCRA) levied against employers which were alleged to have been wrongfully collected in 2013 and 2014 when...more
Applying Delaware law, a South Carolina District Court found Plaintiff had properly pled its causes of action for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence/gross negligence and negligent misrepresentation...more
10/25/2017
/ Banking Sector ,
Breach of Contract ,
Breach of Duty ,
Duty of Care ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Fronting Policies ,
Good Faith ,
Gross Negligence ,
Insurance Industry ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Negligence ,
Negligent Misrepresentation ,
Trust Accounting ,
US Bank National Association
A municipality sued the company that constructed its water treatment facility, in connection with contaminants found in the water supply. The parties had entered into a series of agreements which contained choice of law and...more
Terra Finance LLC brought an action to compel arbitration. Defendant Acrow Corporation moved to dismiss the action under Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), arguing that the arbitration clause was unconscionable, and therefore...more
In order to be arbitrable, a dispute must fall within the scope of the parties’ operative arbitration agreement. Here, a non-signatory to the relevant agreement was seeking to “invoke an arbitration provision that was not...more