Insured Asks High Court To Review Order Compelling Arbitration Of Hurricane Damage

Mealey's (November 18, 2021, 6:37 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The owner and manager of a residential development on Nov. 10 filed a petition for writ of certiorari in the U.S. Supreme Court seeking the high court’s review of a lower court’s order compelling arbitration of an insurance coverage dispute against English underwriters for $5.66 million in Hurricane Harvey damage, arguing that the lower court’s ruling “requires Washington policyholders to arbitrate disputes with foreign insurance companies, notwithstanding a Washington statute that invalidates arbitration agreements in insurance contracts.”...