Insurers: Federal Court Has ‘Unflagging Obligation’ To Exercise Jurisdiction

Mealey's (December 12, 2017, 1:20 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — Primary and first-layer excess insurers argue in a recent brief to the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that because they raised a “facially non-frivolous” and “compelling” argument in favor of arbitration, a federal district court should have fully adjudicated their motion to compel arbitration instead of remanding the lawsuit to California court (SFA Group v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyds London, et al., No. 16-56467, 9th Cir.)....