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Fifth Circuit affirms denial of request for discovery for use in a private international arbitration proceeding pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1782
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- September 2 2009
In a decision filed August 6, 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of a request under 28 U.S.C. 1782 for discovery for use in a private international arbitration proceeding
New York district court recognizes continued viability of manifest disregard of the law in the Second Circuit
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- October 5 2009
Idea Nuova, Inc. moved in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to vacate or modify an arbitration award issued in favor of GM Licensing Group, Inc
Seventh Circuit rules that challenge to a replacement arbitrator must be made at the time of the appointment and not at the conclusion of the arbitration
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- September 10 2009
In a recent decision from the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, WellPoint, Inc. v. John Hancock Life Ins. Co., No. 08-2283 (7th Cir. Aug. 7, 2009), the court ruled that a party seeking to challenge the appointment of a replacement arbitrator must do so at the time of the appointment or else lose its ability to make such a challenge
Federal court rules that arbitration award satisfied final adjudication requirement in intentional acts and personal profit exclusions
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- September 10 2009
Earlier this summer, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Western Division held that an arbitrator's determination in an underlying claim triggered the intentional acts and personal profit exclusions in both a D&O and E&O policy
Delaware court: right to advancement of defense costs for defamation suit can be modified based on changes in factual circumstances
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- July 28 2009
In a short letter-to-counsel opinion, Vice Chancellor John Noble of the Delaware Chancery Court held that a prior order granting advancement to two officers and directors can be modified based on changes in factual circumstances
Sixth Circuit: insurer that defended insured in state court action need not defend insured in subsequent related arbitration; wording of arbitration claim precludes coverage
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- July 29 2009
Earlier this month, the Sixth Circuit affirmed a district court decision granting summary judgment to a professional liability insurer where it provided a defense in a state court action but denied coverage in a subsequent related arbitration
New York federal court vacates prior order finding that arbitration must start anew
- Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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- USA
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- July 30 2009
In early January, www.insurereinsure.com reported on In the matter of the Petition of Ins. Co. of North America, et al. against Public Service Mut. Ins. Co., No. 08-cv-7003 (S.D.N.Y.), in which the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York held that an arbitration must start anew because a member of the arbitration panel resigned for health reasons prior to the rendering of an award
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