Maritime Insurer, Insured Argue Choice-Of-Law Issue To U.S. Supreme Court

(October 11, 2023, 8:48 AM EDT) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — In oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 10, the attorney representing a maritime insurer argued that the forum-selection clause in a maritime insurance policy is enforceable as a matter of law in a dispute limited to the question:  “Under federal admiralty law, can a choice of law clause in a maritime contract be rendered unenforceable if enforcement is contrary to the ‘strong public policy’ of the state whose law is displaced?”...