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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. 
Carlton Fields

Second Circuit Holds New York Convention Is “Self-Executing,” Reverses Orders Denying Motion to Compel Arbitration

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In an opinion issued on May 8, 2025, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals addressed two cases: Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. 3131 Veterans Blvd LLC and Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s London v. MPIRE Properties...more

Pillsbury - Policyholder Pulse blog

Untying the Gordian Knot: The Second Circuit (Re)joins the Fray of Reverse Preemption of International Arbitration Provisions in...

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The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has weighed in (again) on a still unsettled issue in the realm of insurance law: whether arbitration provisions in insurance policies issued by foreign insurers are enforceable...more

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International arbitration update: New York Convention not reverse preempted by state law

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In Certain Underwriters at Lloyds, London v. 3131 Veterans BLVD, LLC, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that Article II Section 3 of the New York Convention is self-executing and not...more

Hinshaw & Culbertson - Insights for Insurers

The Second Circuit May Well Reconsider Reverse-Preemption of The New York Convention by the McCarran-Ferguson Act

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A significant number of states prohibit or restrict the arbitration of disputes between an insurer and its policyholder and/or preclude the inclusion of arbitral provisions in insurance policies.The McCarran-Ferguson Act...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

In Groundbreaking Decision, Second Circuit Harmonizes Service Requirements Under the Federal Arbitration Act, the New York...

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On October 3, 2022, in Commodities & Minerals Enterprise Ltd. v. CVG Ferrominera Orinoco, C. A., the Second Circuit Court of Appeals resolved a novel question of first impression in favor of petitioner Commodities & Minerals...more

Snell & Wilmer

From the U.S. Supreme Court: The New York Convention Does Not Bar Non-Signatories to an Arbitration Agreement From Compelling...

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently addressed whether a non-signatory’s attempt to compel arbitration under an international arbitration agreement using domestic doctrines of equitable estoppel is barred by the Convention on the...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

UPDATE: GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC: U.S. Supreme Court Grants Writ of Certiorari to...

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As discussed in our post from last year, on August 30, 2018, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court decision to compel arbitration between an Alabama steel plant owner, Outokumpu Stainless USA, LLC...more

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A Primer for Enforcement in the U.S. of Foreign-Issued Arbitration Awards (Courtesy of the Second Circuit)

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In CBF Industria de Gusa S/A v. AMCI Holdings, Inc., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 3815 (2d Cir. Mar. 2, 2017), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit provides something of a primer regarding enforcement in the United States...more

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