Boy Scouts’ Insurer:  No Reconsideration Needed For Res Judicata Issue

Mealey's (April 23, 2020, 12:21 PM EDT) -- BOSTON — In a dispute over reinsurance billings for settlements of sexual molestation claims, the insurer for the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) argues in an April 17 brief that a Massachusetts federal judge already considered and rejected underwriters’ contention that the issue of res judicata under New York federal law is not arbitrable and must be resolved by the court (Century Indemnity Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd’s, London, No. 19-11056, D. Mass.)....