Lincoln General Seeks Disqualification of Party Arbitrator

HARRISBURG, Pa. - In a July 28 brief, Lincoln General Insurance Co. urges a Pennsylvania federal judge to disqualify Clarendon National Insurance Co.'s appointment of a default arbitrator in a dispute over $8 million in collateral. Lincoln General Insurance Co. v. Clarendon National Insurance Co., et al., No. 4:08-cv-00582 (M.D. Pa.).

Clarendon has asked the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania to appoint Peter Scarpato as Lincoln General's party arbitrator, asserting that Lincoln General failed to designate an arbitator within 30 days of Clarendon's arbitration demand.

Lincoln General, however, seeks confirmation of Constance B. Foster as …