UNITED STATES 1070

United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, 31 August 2023, Case No. 8:22-cv-2158-TPB-CPT

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United States District Court, Middle District of Florida, Tampa Division, 31 August 2023, Case No. 8:22-cv-2158-TPB-CPT

(United States of America v. Water Quality Insurance Syndicate v. The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association Limited)

31 - 08 - 2023

UNITED STATES 1070

Yearbook Yearbook Commercial Arbitration, S. W. Schill (ed.), Vol. XLIX (2024)
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Summary

The District Court compelled arbitration of third-party claims, holding that the nonsignatory of a maritime insurance policy containing an arbitration clause was estopped from objecting to the clause on the theory of direct benefits estoppel.

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The court discusses whether the dispute falls within the wording of the arbitration agreement; and whether claims in tort fall within the scope of the agreement.

 Scope of arbitration agreement
214-216 Field of application
226

Multi-party disputes: The court discusses under which conditions non-signatories are covered by an arbitration agreement entered into by another party.

 Third parties (see also Art. I sub F "problems concerning the identity of the respondent", ¶106)
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