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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

2nd Circuit Holds Arbitration Treaty Trumps State Insurance Law

On May 8, the Second Circuit held that the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards trumps a Louisiana state law barring arbitration of insurance disputes in a pair of cases, Certain...more

K&L Gates LLP

HUB Talks: Arbitration World: International Arbitration Clauses in Insurance Policies: Are They Valid in States With...

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In this episode, partners Chris Valente and Jackie Celender, along with associates Michael Creta and Peter Ayers, discuss the impact that state anti-arbitration insurance statutes have on the enforceability of international...more

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Enforcing Insurance Policy Arbitration Clauses: New York Convention Itself May Trump McCarran-Ferguson Act in the Federal...

Battles persist concerning the enforceability of insurance policy arbitration clauses due to the conflict between (a) the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause (Art. VI, cl. 2), which gives federal laws and international...more

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Insurance Policy Arbitration Clauses: Considering the “Conformity to Statute” Wildcard and a Treaty in the Federal Preemption vs....

The United States Constitution, a U.S. treaty, two federal statutes, a state statute, and a commercial contract walk into a bar. The federal statutes are arguing. The Constitution, the treaty, one of the federal statutes, and...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Arbitration Options Put Global Insurers In The Driver Seat

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Globalization of the insurance market has seen an increase in the use and enforcement of international arbitration agreements in insurance policies. When tragedy strikes or loss occurs, insurers have a variety of options to...more

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