Law360, New York (June 03, 2009, 12:00 AM ET) -- Brushing aside A.T. Massey Coal Co. Inc.’s protests, a federal judge has cleared the way for an American International Group Inc. unit to drag the coal giant into arbitration over coverage for a $267 million award to Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp.
Judge Robert E. Payne of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Tuesday backed American International Specialty Lines Insurance Co.’s petition to compel Massey to arbitrate the coverage dispute and, in keeping with the insurance policy, transferred the case to New...