July 26, 2023
The First Circuit refused Wednesday to reconsider its precedential decision holding that foreign insurers can force a dispute over fire loss coverage into arbitration despite conflicting Puerto Rican law, in a case involving an island recycling plant.
May 22, 2023
The First Circuit has affirmed a Puerto Rico federal judge's decision that a dispute over fire loss coverage at a recycling plant should be arbitrated because of a U.S. treaty and policy language in the insurance contract.