U.S. High Court Refuses To Review Whether LRRA Preempts Anti-Arbitration Statute

Mealey's (November 17, 2020, 1:11 PM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 16 denied a petition for writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ finding that Washington’s anti-arbitration statute is preempted by the Liability Risk Retention Act (LRRA) as it applies to risk retention groups chartered in another state, leaving undisturbed a lower court’s order compelling arbitration in a coverage dispute arising from an underlying malpractice claim (Michael Scott Anglesey, M.D., et al. v. Allied Professionals Insurance Co., No. 20-166, U.S. Sup.)....