Insurers Did Not Waive Right To Remove Claims To Federal Court, Judge Finds

Mealey's (June 11, 2020, 2:04 PM EDT) -- CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A federal judge in Texas on June 2 denied a Texas county's motion to remand its lawsuit against its insurers over payments for Hurricane Harvey damages after finding that the insurance policy contained an arbitration provision under the New York Convention and that language in the policy explicitly preserved the insurers' rights of removal to federal court (Nueces County, Texas v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London, et al., No. 20-065, S.D. Texas, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96577)....