Magistrate Recommends Denying English Law Bid For Attorney Fees Against Reinsurer

Mealey's (July 30, 2021, 10:57 AM EDT) -- NEW YORK — An English rule on attorney costs does not apply to a dispute over responsibility for an environmental claims settlement because that rule “is procedural under the circumstances in this case,” a New York federal magistrate judge said in a July 28 report recommending denial of an umbrella insurer’s motion seeking almost $400,000 in attorney fees and costs against an English reinsurer....