Court Erred In Compelling Arbitration Of $7M Hurricane Ida Suit, 5th Circuit Told

Mealey's (June 23, 2023, 9:15 AM EDT) -- NEW ORLEANS — An insured tells the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in its appellant brief that a Louisiana federal court erred by compelling arbitration of a dispute over its claims for $7 million in damages caused by Hurricane Ida and for bad faith against its foreign and domestic insurers, arguing that its domestic insurers cannot circumvent an anti-arbitration clause under Louisiana law....