Judge Orders Arbitration Of Payment Obligations For Defense In Defects Suit

(January 13, 2021, 9:37 AM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Dec. 23 ordered Wynn Las Vegas LLC and a general contractor to arbitrate their payment obligations to Wynn’s insurer for the defense it provided in a lawsuit over an improperly installed sprinkler system, finding that the insurer’s request is subject to the arbitration provision in the policy’s payment agreement....