Judge Finds Arbitration Does Not Trigger Jurisdiction Over Insurer’s Fraud Claims

Mealey's (December 10, 2019, 2:13 PM EST) -- NEW YORK — A federal judge in New York on Dec. 5 denied an insurer’s motion to reconsider a ruling finding that an ambulatory services provider’s arbitration proceedings against the company trigger personal jurisdiction over the insurer’s fraud and unjust enrichment claims, holding that New York’s no-fault law allows the insured to attempt to collect unpaid claims through arbitration (Allstate Insurance Co., et al. v. Sangwoo Mah, et al., No. 19-cv-2866, E.D. N.Y., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 209836)....