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The Functus Officio Doctrine And The Finality (Or Not) Of Partial “Final” Awards (Feb. 6, 2008)

Pennsylvania Federal Court Rejects “First in Time” Rule to Determine Which of Four Arbitration Panels Should Decide Consolidation Question (September 6, 2007)

7th Circuit Rules that Party-Arbitrator Appointment Deadlines Must Be Strictly Enforced (August 29, 2007)

California Supreme Court Rules that Nonparty Insurer’s Reinsurance Agreements Are Not Discoverable by Plaintiffs (August 27, 2007)

New York Appellate Division Rejects Cedent’s Post-Settlement Reinsurance Allocation as Unreasonable and Inconsistent with Its Pre-Settlement Allocation Positions (June 12, 2007)

3rd Circuit Rules that Consolidation Is for the Arbitrators, Not the Court, to Decide (June 12, 2007)

Party Refusing to Sign Arbitration Panel Hold Harmless Agreement Ordered to Do So by Court (March 27, 2007)

En Banc Fifth Circuit Denies Vacatur for Alleged “Evident Partiality” Due to Arbitrator Nondisclosure of Past Relationship with Counsel (January 18, 2007)

Federal Court Breaks Umpire Selection Deadlock (September 29, 2006)

Texas Court Reaffirms Arbitral Immunity From Civil Liability Notwithstanding Neutral Arbitrator’s Nondisclosure (May 31, 2006)

Summary Case Note -- 7th Circuit Rules That Arbitrators Must Decide Consolidation Question in First Instance (April 4, 2006)

Enforcing Discovery Orders – First Circuit Upholds Panel’s Negative Inference” Sanction (December 2, 2005)

When Declaratory “Final Awards” Clash With the Functus Officio Doctrine (August 30, 2005)

Reference to “Arbitration Clause” in Binding (August 3, 2005)

Arbitration Clause Does Not Require “All-American” Umpire Slates (June 13, 2005)

Treaty’s Access to Records Clause Does Not Constitute a Blanket Waiver of Attorney-Client Privilege (December 28, 2004)

Sealing Confidential Arbitration Documents – Federal Court Takes A Cautious Approach (December 9, 2004)

Federal Magistrate Judge Appoints “Most Qualified” Umpire after Deadlock (October 2004)

When an Arbitrator Dies: Federal Court Rules That the Arbitration Must “Begin Afresh” (September 16, 2004)

Arbitrators, Not the Court, Must Decide Scope of Counterclaims to Be Resolved In an Arbitration (July 19, 2004)

Consolidation of Related Reinsurance Disputes: Who Decides – Arbitrators or The Courts? (July 9, 2004)

2nd Circuit Rules That Reinsurer Must Follow Cedent’s Post-Settlement Allocation (March 15, 2004)

3rd Circuit Rules That FAA Does Not Authorize Use of Pre-Hearing Non-Party Document Discovery Subpoenas in Arbitrations (March 12, 2004)

Seventh Circuit Rejects As Unreasonable Motion to Remand for Clarification Eight Years after Panel Award (February 3, 2004)

No “Second Bite at the Apple” for Losing Party to Challenge Arbitral Award’s Treaty Interpretation and Application a Year Later (January 14, 2004)

Facultative Reinsurer Not Bound to Follow Cedent’s 7 Million Non-Products Asbestos Single Occurrence Settlement Allocation (September 30, 2003)

Court Appoints Umpire When Party-Arbitrators Reach Impasse (October 6, 2003)

D.J. Expense Claims under Facultative Certificates Rejected By Second Circuit (August 26, 2003)

6th Circuit Vacates Award Ordering Party’s Payment to Nonparty (June 3, 2003)

8th Circuit Rules New Panel Need Not Be Appointed and Arbitration Commenced Anew When Arbitrator Resigns (May 13, 2003)

U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Hear Appeal of 7th Circuit's Sphere Drake “Evident Partiality” Decision (April 7, 2003)

Multi-Year Fac Certs’ Liability Limits Trump “Follow Form” Clause – Annualization Denied Despite Conflicting Settlement Allocation (March 31, 2003)

House of Lords Rules in Phoenix Film Financing Case on Insurers' Claims of Fraudulent Misrepresentation and Nondisclosure (February 20, 2003)

Panel's Monetary Award Upheld as not "Indefinite" or the Product of a "Rough Justice" Compromise (January 3, 2003)

Reinsurer's Action To Recover Claims Payments Erroneously Billed By Cedent Not Arbitrable Under "Narrow" Fac Cert Arbitration Clause (December 17, 200)

7th Circuit Reverses Vacation of Award for "Evident Partiality" Due to Party-Appointed Arbitrator's Failure to Make Full Disclosure (October 9, 2002)

Court Refuses to Bar Depositions of Reinsurer's Top Executives Regarding Unicover and MGA Policies (September 25, 2002)

8th Circuit Rejects "Anti-Follow-The-Fortunes" Argument and Adopts Familiar "Bad Faith" Standard (September. 9, 2002)

Fifth Circuit Holds That Court Is Without Authority To Disqualify Arbitrator Prior To Award's Issuance (August 30, 2002)

Uruguayan Reinsurer Not Immune from Arbitration Panel Pre-hearing Security Order (September 5, 2002)

Party-Appointed Arbitrator's Prior Adverse Position Regarding Similar Dispute Held Not "Evident Partiality" (August 2, 2002)

Second Circuit Holds That Reinsurers' Rescission Action Is Not Subject To Fac Certs' "Narrow" Arbitration Clause (August 1, 2002)

"Follow the Settlements" Doctrine Held Inapplicable When Reinsurer Funded Settlement under a Reservation of Rights (July 11, 2002)

Reinsurance Agreement Discoverable By Policyholder But Not Cedent-Reinsurer Underwriting And Claims Communications (July 29, 2002)

2nd Circuit Refuses to Compel Arbitration When Reinsurer Contended That Its Agents Had No Bindng Authority (June 26, 2002)

Retrocedent in Informal Fronting Deal Compelled to Arbitrate with Line Slip Pool Cedents (June 12, 2002)

Argentine Reinsurer Not Immune from Pre-Judgment Security Order (June 7, 2002)

“Follow-the-Settlements"" Doctrine Not Inherent in 1974 Casualty Fac Cert Based on Industry Custom and Practice (June 3, 2002)

Reinsurance Arbitration Award Vacated Due to Arbitrator "Evident Partiality" (May 17, 2002)

Film Financing Litigation Stayed on Federal (May 2, 2002)

Certain Expert Testimony in D.J. Expense Litigation Inadmissible (May 1, 2002)

Umbrella Policy Covers Liability Otherwise Capped by Primary Policy's Household Exclusion in Absence of Explicit "Follow Form" Clause Maryland's Highest Court Rules (April 15, 2002)

"Follow the Settlements" Doctrine Applied to Cedent's Asbestos Loss Allocation Methodology Based on Seven Provinces Decision (March 29, 2002)

Life Reinsurance Agreement Not Executory as to Claims Presented by Insolvent's Policyholders Still Living as of Liquidation Date (March 29, 2002)

Arbitrator Incapacity 12 Months after Panel Convened Does Not Require Appointment of New Panel to Fill Vacancy (March 12, 2002)

"Follow the Settlements" Clause Held Not Implicit in a Fac Cert as a Matter of Law (March 11, 2002)

Party Must Be "Aggrieved" by an Alleged Failure, Neglect or Refusal of an Adverse Party to Arbitrate Before a Federal Court Has Jurisdiction to Compel Arbitration under the Convention Act (March 5, 2002)

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