Insurer Was Not A Party To Agreement; Arbitration Clause Cannot Be Enforced, Judge Says

(October 16, 2017, 9:23 AM EDT) -- HOUSTON — An insurer cannot enforce an arbitration clause included in a contract its insured entered into with a company that conducted fracking operations on the insured’s facility because the insurer was not a party to the contract as each party to the contract assumed liability for its own losses, a Texas federal judge said Oct. 5 (Halliburton Energy Services Inc. v. Ironshore Specialty Insurance Co., No. 17-752, S.D. Texas, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 166760)....

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