Trustmark, John Hancock Should Proceed with Arbitration, Court Rules

CHICAGO - A federal appeals court has ruled that Trustmark Insurance Co. and John Hancock Life Insurance Co. should not be enjoined from arbitrating before a panel that includes Mark S. Gurevitz as a party arbitrator because he did not breach the parties' confidentiality agreement. Trustmark Insurance Co. v. John Hancock Life Insurance Co., No. 09-3959 (7th Cir.).

On Jan. 31, the 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled that Gurevitz is a "disinterested" party and the fact that he served in a previous arbitration between the parties and considered issues that are now before the current panel is not …