1st Circuit Says Puerto Rico Law Doesn’t Trump Foreign Arbitration Clause

Mealey's (May 22, 2023, 11:10 AM EDT) -- BOSTON — The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on May 19 addressed a question of first impression in ruling that a Puerto Rican recycling company’s claims against its foreign insurer must be arbitrated pursuant to the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York Convention)....