Panel Affirms Unsealing Of Arbitration Award In Reinsurance Billings Case

Mealey's (December 30, 2020, 8:18 AM EST) -- PHILADELPHIA — The Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Dec. 24 upheld the unsealing of an arbitration award in a dispute between an insurer and two reinsurers over lead paint losses because the common-law right of access applies to that award, which is part of the judicial record (Pennsylvania National Mutual Casualty Insurance Co. v. New England Reinsurance Corporation, et al., Nos. 20-1635 and 20-1872, 3rd Cir., 2020 U.S. App. LEXIS 40342)....