English Law Bid For Attorney Fees From Reinsurer Denied In Pollution Claims Suit

Mealey's (August 6, 2021, 1:39 PM EDT) -- NEW YORK — A New York federal judge on Aug. 5 denied an umbrella insurer’s motion seeking almost $400,000 in attorney fees and costs against an English reinsurer under an English rule on attorney costs, adopting in its entirety a magistrate judge’s report that found the law does not apply to a dispute over responsibility for an environmental claims settlement because it “is procedural under the circumstances in this case.”...