Federal Judge Schedules Jury Trial In Reinsurance Suit Over Asbestos Claims

(September 20, 2017, 1:39 PM EDT) -- SYRACUSE, N.Y. — In a reinsurance dispute over coverage for underlying asbestos injury claims, an insurer writes in a letter filed in a New York federal court on Sept. 19 that it rejects a reinsurer’s suggestion that it dismiss the case without prejudice because the case presents a justiciable controversy (Utica Mutual Insurance Co. v. R&Q Reinsurance Co., No. 15-270, N.D. N.Y.)....