August 15, 2023
A Tokio Marine unit is fighting a ruling that it must cover a Michigan dairy's revenue losses from dipping milk prices, arguing Tuesday that the arbitrator overstepped his authority when he interpreted a disputed federal crop insurance policy term instead of asking for direction from the feds.
February 18, 2022
A dairy producer suing its insurer and agent over an allegation that it lost out on $1.2 million in revenue will have to take that claim to arbitration, a Michigan federal judge ruled Friday, saying an alternate dispute resolution clause in the policy is valid and enforceable.
December 15, 2021
A dairy producer pushed back on a federal magistrate judge's report and recommendation finding that it is bound by provisions in a dairy revenue protection policy to arbitrate its dispute with its insurer, saying there was no policy to enforce because the insurer failed to obtain certain endorsements.
November 30, 2021
A dairy producer that argued its insurer must indemnify it for losses it said were attributable to the insurer's failure to obtain certain modifications to its dairy revenue protection insurance is bound by policy provisions to try arbitration, a Michigan federal judge said Tuesday.