Judge Finds Insurer Not Obligated To Pay Costs For Cotton Grower’s Arbitration

Mealey's (June 17, 2021, 10:28 AM EDT) -- PHOENIX — An Arizona federal judge on June 16 ruled that an insurer is not obligated to pay defense costs a cotton grower’s association incurred during an international arbitration with an Indian company because the cotton grower did not file a claim regarding the arbitration until more than three years after it received a demand for arbitration, which the judge said constituted the commencement of the claim....