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The Federal Arbitration Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1925 that governs arbitration in contracts implicating interstate commerce. The Act applies in both federal and state courts. 
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District Court Enforces Mandatory Arbitration Clause, Despite State Law Prohibiting Such Provisions in Insurance Contracts

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Defendants, Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s and its third-party claims administrator, CJW & Associates, sought to enforce a mandatory arbitration clause in a Lloyd’s policy issued to the plaintiffs. ...more

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Court Compels Arbitration Under the New York Convention and Dismisses Case in Windstorm Insurance Claim Dispute

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The underlying insurance policy was issued by Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London and contained an arbitration clause. The court applied the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (also...more

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Second Circuit Joins Sister Circuits in Holding Party-Appointed Arbitrators Not Subject to Same Disclosure Requirements as Neutral...

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The Second Circuit recently held that parties seeking to vacate awards under Federal Arbitration Act Section 10(a)(2) must satisfy a higher burden in showing evident partiality by a party-appointed arbitrator. ...more

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Court Confirms Final Arbitration Award In Reinsurance Dispute

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Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London petitioned the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to confirm an award issued by a three-member panel in an arbitration against Transport Insurance Company. The...more

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Court May Appoint Arbitration Umpire Under FAA

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On August 26, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals considered whether a trial court had appointment authority under the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”). Overturning a prior order that denied Odyssey Reinsurance Company’s...more

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New York Federal Court Orders End To Arbitration Fight Over Document Allegedly Withheld Prior To Arbitration

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A federal district court in New York entered an order enjoining an attempt at a second arbitration initiated by Equitas Insurance Limited and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London against Arrowood Indemnity Company. The...more

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Reinsurers’ Motion To Vacate Arbitration Award Held Time-Barred

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A federal judge in New York has denied reinsurers’ motions for relief from a prior judgment. The reinsurers, Equitas Insurance Limited and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s of London, argued that they were entitled to judicial...more

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