SPECIAL FOCUS: NEW YORK CONVENTION TRUMPS STATE LAW
We previously reported on the en banc decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit holding that the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (also known as the New York Convention), prevailed over a state law that prohibited arbitration provisions in insurance policies. The Second and Fifth Circuits are now in conflict on this important arbitration issue. We offer a Special Focus view of this decision.
This post written by Rollie Goss.
