September 14, 2021
A group of foreign insurance underwriters argues there's no reason for the Ninth Circuit to pause its decision forcing arbitration of a dispute over property damage coverage while the matter goes to the U.S. Supreme Court, saying there's no significant issue that the justices need to resolve.
September 02, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court will be asked to review a Ninth Circuit decision permitting a group of British insurance underwriters to force arbitration of a dispute over coverage for property damage caused by Hurricane Harvey despite a state law barring the arbitration of such feuds.
August 13, 2021
The Ninth Circuit has found that the owner and operator of a Houston townhome complex must arbitrate their insurance dispute over $5.7 million in flood damages caused by Hurricane Harvey, finding the policy's arbitration clause falls under the New York Convention, an international arbitration treaty.
April 15, 2021
Counsel for Lloyd's of London underwriters looking to push a $5.7 million insurance claim into arbitration faced questions from a Ninth Circuit panel Thursday as to whether a state law mandating that insurance disputes be kept in court prevents them from doing so.
December 02, 2020
A $5.7 million insurance claim stemming from flood damage caused by Hurricane Harvey is barred under state law from being sent to arbitration, the owner of a Houston townhouse complex told the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday, accusing several British underwriters of misinterpreting an international treaty.
September 14, 2020
The owner of a Houston townhouse complex is urging the Ninth Circuit not to send its dispute over $5.7 million in damages caused by Hurricane Harvey to arbitration, asking the court to rule for the first time on a thorny issue that turns on a clash between federal and state law.