Federal Judge Grants Motion To Compel Arbitration, Stay Hurricane Irma Dispute

Mealey's (June 21, 2019, 11:58 AM EDT) -- MIAMI — A Florida federal judge on June 14 found that all of the jurisdictional prerequisites to compel arbitration of a Hurricane Irma coverage suit under the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards have been met, granting the insurer’s motion to compel arbitration and stay the insured’s lawsuit (Gold Coast Property Management Inc. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London, et al., No. 18-23693, S.D. Fla., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 99997)....