Plants, Inc. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE AT NASHVILLE May 22, 2012 Session PLANTS, INC. v. FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY ET AL. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Warren County No. 3353CV Larry B. Stanley, Jr., Judge No. M2011-02063-COA-R3-CV - Filed August 13, 2012 At issue is the scope of a binding arbitration clause in a federally-reinsured multiple peril crop insurance policy and the scope of federal preemption of common law claims. The insured, a nursery in Warren County, Tennessee, suffered a catastrophic loss of stock, primarily trees and shrubs, due to a tornado on April 7, 2006. The…