Insurer Seeks Rehearing Of Dismissal Of Its Appeal In Hurricane Irma Dispute

Mealey's (June 27, 2023, 8:51 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — An insurer filed a petition for rehearing en banc challenging a majority of the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals’ dismissal of its appeal in a Hurricane Irma coverage dispute for lack of appellate jurisdiction, challenging the majority’s finding that a lower federal court’s order compelling appraisal and staying a Hurricane Irma coverage dispute pending the appraisal is an interlocutory order that is not immediately appealable under 28 U.S. Code Section 1292(a)(1), 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1), or under the Federal Arbitration Act....