October 16, 2025
A group of domestic and foreign insurers including underwriters at Lloyd's of London have asked a Louisiana federal judge to dismiss their lawsuit seeking an order to arbitrate a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, saying they have settled the dispute.
January 21, 2025
A Louisiana federal judge lifted a stay and vacated an order to arbitrate a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim against domestic surplus insurers, ruling that a recent decision from Louisiana's top court represents an "'intervening change in the controlling law.'"
December 18, 2024
A group of international and domestic insurers asked a Louisiana federal judge to keep in place an order to arbitrate a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, disputing a property owner's argument that state law has a say in the matter.
November 26, 2024
A New Orleans property owner has again urged a Louisiana federal judge to overturn his order forcing it to arbitrate a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim with 11 insurers for a block of luxury apartments and retail shops, pointing to a recent ruling by the state's top court.
March 14, 2023
A New Orleans property owner is urging a Louisiana federal judge to allow an appeal of its January ruling allowing a group of 11 insurers to force arbitration of the landlord's $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, saying another Louisiana federal court issued a conflicting ruling in a similar dispute.
February 01, 2023
A New Orleans property owner says a Louisiana federal judge incorrectly found a group of 11 insurers immune to an arbitration prohibition for insurance contracts under state law, urging the court to amend its order forcing the parties to arbitrate a $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim.
January 04, 2023
A group of 11 insurers led by certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London can force a New Orleans property owner to arbitrate its $7 million Hurricane Ida damage claim, a Louisiana federal judge ruled.
December 14, 2022
A group of insurers urged a Louisiana federal judge to reject a New Orleans property owner's request to compel discovery in a dispute over hurricane damage coverage, arguing that discovery isn't allowed under the court's streamlined settlement program for hurricane damage claims and the insurance policy's arbitration clause.
November 30, 2022
The owner of a block of New Orleans luxury apartments and retail shops urged a Louisiana federal judge to deny a group of insurers' bid to arbitrate its $7 million claim related to Hurricane Ida damage, arguing that the companies can't force arbitration in New York.