5th Circuit Vacates Discovery Order, Remands For Stay Pending Arbitration Ruling

(February 22, 2024, 1:42 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that no discovery is needed to determine whether there is a valid agreement to arbitrate because a Hurricane Laura coverage dispute can be decided as a matter of law, vacating the lower federal court’s discovery order and remanding for the lower court to immediately grant a stay pending its ruling on arbitration....