Judge Confirms Final Award In Billings Dispute Over Asbestos Claims

Mealey's (March 30, 2020, 1:38 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — An Illinois federal judge on March 25 granted an insurer’s petition to confirm a final award in a reinsurance dispute over billings for asbestos claims, finding that the final award superseded an interim final award, which was never “mutual, final, and definite” (Allstate Insurance Co. v. Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co., No. 19-4341; Amerisure Mutual Insurance Co. v. Allstate Insurance Co., No. 19-7080, N.D. Ill., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 53923)....