Odyssey Reinsurance Company v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's London Syndicate 53 et al, No. 1:2013cv09014 - Document 23 (S.D.N.Y. 2014)
Court Description: OPINION & ORDER: Odyssey's petition is denied. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment and close this case. (Signed by Judge Paul A. Crotty on 6/30/2014) (tn)
Download PDF
<![CDATA[
USDC ~> DNY UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ------------------------------------------------------------)( ODYSSEY REINSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner, -against13 Civ. 9014 (PAC) CERTAIN UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYD'S LONDON SYNDICATE 53 and RELIASTAR REINSURANCE GROUP (DK), a division of RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, OPINION & ORDER Respondents. ------------------------------------------------------------)( HONORABLE PAUL A. CROTTY, United States District Judge: Petitioner Odyssey Reinsurance Group ("Odyssey") petitions the Court to appoint an arbitration umpire to serve in Odyssey's arbitration with Respondents, Certain Underwriters of Lloyd's of London Syndicate 53 and Reliastar Reinsurance Group (DK), a division of Reliastar Life Insurance Company ("Reliastar") (collectively, "Respondents"), over a disputed claim for reinsurance made by Odyssey. (Petition for Order Appointing Arbitration Umpire ("Petition") at 1.) There is no need to recount the difficulties or to assess blame for the delays in finalizing the appointments prior to the commencement of arbitration. There has not been a breakdown in the process that justifies court intervention. Respondents have now made their three appointments (Richard Appel, Denis Loring, and Dirk Turley) 1 and Odyssey has as well (Anthony Vidovich, 1 Petitioner argues that Respondents' selected candidates are not qualified. But "a district court cannot entertain an attack upon the qualifications or partiality of arbitrators until after the conclusion of the arbitration and the rendition of an award." Michaels v. Mariforum Shipping, S.A., 624 F.2d 411, 414 fn. 4 (2d Cir. 1980). None of the cases that Petitioner cites challenges this Second Circuit precedent. 1 David Bradford, and Glenn Frankel). Accordingly, the parties should proceed to the next stage of arbitrator selection as described in the Retro Agreements. CONCLUSION Odyssey' s petition is denied. The Clerk of Court is directed to enter judgment and close this case. SO ORDERED Dated: New York, New York June ~£7, 2014 pdf~ United States District Judge 2
]]>
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You
should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
