Judge: Directors And Officers Liability Coverage Suit’s Proper Forum Is In England

Mealey's (November 22, 2019, 1:17 PM EST) -- WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Three days after a federal judge in New  York found that a directors and officers liability insurance policy’s dispute resolution provision undermines a plaintiff's choice of forum, the court on Nov. 21 entered judgment granting the insurer’s motion to dismiss a breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit on grounds of forum non conveniens (Peter Little v. XL Insurance Company SE, No. 18-11919, S.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 200828)....