4th Circuit: Farm’s Claims Against Insurers Preempted By Crop Insurance Act

Mealey's (June 14, 2018, 12:02 PM EDT) -- RICHMOND, Va. — There was no error in the dismissal of North Carolina state law claims against insurers because they are barred by an arbitrator’s finding that a farm did not timely commence arbitration required by insurance policies and preempted by the Federal Crop Insurance Act (FCIA), the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled June 13 (J.O.C. Farms LLC v. Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-2368, 4th Cir., 2018 U.S. App. LEXIS 15853)....