2nd Circuit Affirms Spanish Insurer’s Maritime Award Against Nonsignatory

Mealey's (May 16, 2023, 10:30 AM EDT) -- BROOKLYN, N.Y. — A Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel affirmed the confirmation of an arbitral award worth more than 545,000 euros and 100,000 British pounds in favor of a Spanish insurer against a New York shipper, writing that while the shipper did not sign the underlying contract, it was still required to arbitrate under English law and was found liable by a London maritime tribunal....