Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London et al v. Belmont Commons LLC et al

  1. December 18, 2024

    Insurers Say Arbitration Is Proper In $7M Ida Damage Suit

    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.

  2. November 26, 2024

    New Orleans Property Owner Revives Bid To Nix Arbitration

    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.

  3. March 14, 2023

    La. Landlord Says Appeal Needed In Insurance Arb. Fight

    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.

  4. February 01, 2023

    La. Landlord Disputes Arbitration Ruling In $7M Claim

    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.

  5. January 04, 2023

    Insurers Can Force Arbitration For $7M Hurricane Ida Claim

    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.

  6. December 14, 2022

    Insurers Say NOLA Property Owner Can't Dodge Arbitration

    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.

  7. November 30, 2022

    NOLA Landlord Says Insurers Can't Force $7M Hurricane Arb.

    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.