(February 23, 2020, 8:09 AM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A federal judge in Washington on Feb. 11 granted a plaintiffs’ motion to certify for interlocutory appeal to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals his order granting a defense motion to compel arbitration in an insurance coverage dispute on the grounds that the Convention on the Recognition of Foreign Arbitral Awards preempts Washington state law barring mandatory arbitration clauses in insurance contracts (CLMS Management Services Limited Partnership, et al. v. AmWins Brokerage of Georgia, LLC, et al., No. 19-05785, W.D. Wash., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 23678)....