In 2016, Best's Review published our article titled "The Bellefonte Cap Returns." As we explained, the Cap stemmed from the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 1990 in Bellefonte Reinsurance Co. v....more
Another Circuit Court Holds That the New York Convention Pre-empts State Laws Prohibiting Arbitration of Insurance Disputes -
On August 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that Article II, Section...more
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Enforcement of Foreign Judgments ,
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Insurance Contracts ,
Insurance Litigation ,
McCarran-Ferguson Act ,
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Preemption ,
Reinsurance ,
Reverse Preemption