Legal Opinion
Security Insurance v. TIG Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 2, 2004No. Docket No. 03-7773PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY, Circuit Judge.
This case presents a recurring and troubling theme in many commercial contracts: to what extent must a court — confronted with a choice-of-law provision in a contract — incorporate the designated state’s statutory and common law governing arbi-trations even when doing so seems contrary to the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”)?
I. Background
TIG Insurance Company (“TIG”) and Security Insurance Company of Hartford (“Security”) entered into a contract (“Reinsurance Agreement”) whereby Security agreed to reinsure a portion of TIG’s liability for certain workers’ compensation…
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- Security Insurance Company Of Hartford v. Tig Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2004