Citing Outokumpu, 11th Circuit Vacates Denial Of Motion To Compel Arbitration

Mealey's (October 30, 2020, 12:50 PM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Oct. 28 vacated a district court’s decision denying an insurer’s motion to compel arbitration of a dispute arising from an injury that occurred during a Royal Caribbean cruise ship excursion and remanded the case, writing that the lower court’s decision was based on 11th Circuit precedent that has since been reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court (Lynn McCullough, et al. v. AIG Insurance Hong Kong Ltd., No. 19-12100, 11th Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 33907)....