Judge Compels Arbitration Of County's Hurricane Harvey Claim Against Insurers

Mealey's (September 3, 2020, 10:51 AM EDT) -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on Aug. 31 granted a group of insurers' motions to compel arbitration of a Texas county's claims regarding payments for damages sustained during Hurricane Harvey and stayed the county's lawsuit pending arbitration, which the court found would be appropriate in light of the arbitration provision contained in the insurance policy and Fifth Circuit precedent (Nueces County, Texas v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, et al., No. 20-65, S.D. Texas)....